Cook Children's Celebrates Juneteenth

In celebration of Juneteenth, Cook Children’s patient families and employees were invited to a “Walk and Block Party" in the Fort Worth medical center. Everyone participated in a Freedom Walk, or 2.5 laps around the Atrium, and enjoyed music, arts and crafts, snacks and giveaways. 

The event was modeled after “Grandmother of Juneteenth” Opal Lee's annual Walk for Freedom, a 2.5-mile walk that serves as a reminder that it took 2.5 years after the Emancipation Proclamation for the news to reach South Texas.