From RT.com….
Community leaders in the Democrat bastion of Evanston, Illinois have apparently decided that Covid-19 is a greater public-health risk on Independence Day than during Juneteenth and Pride Month celebrations.
The city celebrated Juneteenth, the new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US, on Saturday, holding a parade and a community gathering that featured live performances, art displays and food vendors.
The partying will resume next Saturday, when Evanston hosts its annual Pride celebration, including a car parade, a community picnic and an evening candle-lighting ceremony. The event theme is “Proud to Be,” which organizers say will celebrate “the deep intersectionality of the LGBTQIA+ community with other marginalized communities.”
But Evanston’s annual parade for Independence Day, the holiday commemorating America’s founding, has been canceled for a second straight year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Related activities, including a fun run, concert and fireworks show, were also nixed. Organizers said they made the decision “based on concern for public health and the unpredictability of the pandemic’s impact, vaccination rates and in cooperation with our local authorities.”
