Thousands of people turned out on June 19 to celebrate Juneteenth, a new federal holiday and a date long marked by festivities in Five Points, Denver's historic Black neighborhood, and rain didn't put a damper on the celebration. The bash continues today, June 20, on Welton Street.
On June 16, Mayor Michael Hancock unveiled the Five Points Mural Gallery, a partnership between the Downtown Denver Partnership Welton Street Renaissance Project…