Juneteenth is a holiday to recognize black culture, resilience, and freedom and what better way to celebrate the holiday than biking 900 miles with one message in mind, unity.
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HOW HOT IT IS GETTING COMING UP. >> DANIEL, THANK YOU. JUNETEENTH IS A HOLIDAY TO RECOGNIZE BLACK CULTURE, RESILIENCE AND FREEDOM. AND WHAT BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAY THEN BY KING 900 MILES WITH ONE MESSAGE IN MIND. AND THAT’S UNITY. AS RIGHT NEWSNIGHT, HE’S MAKING MARKET TELLS US THE STORY OF 10 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO MADE IT THEIR MISSION. >> TO BUY FROM MADISON, WISCONSIN, ALL THE WAY TO MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA ON THE WAY STOP HERE IN HUNTSVILLE. >> WE ALL KNOW THE SAYING YOU CAN DO ANYTHING. YOU SET YOUR MIND TO. AND FOR A GROUP OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OUT OF WISCONSIN, THEY’RE CERTAINLY LIVING PROOF OF THAT VIKING. ALL THESE MILES AND THE HEAT WITH THAT ELEVATION. THEY’RE COMPLAINING, BUT THEY LOVE THE STUDENTS ARE CHOOSING TO SPEND THEIR SUMMER BIKING FROM MADISON, WISCONSIN, ALL THE WAY TO MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA WITH ONE VALUE IN MIND. UNITY FOR ME. I’M JUST TRYING TO SPREAD MORE AWARENESS OF WHAT GREECE AND THE IS AND TRY TO CONVINCE PEOPLE TO GO OUT OF THEIR WAY AND MAKE AN EFFORT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THE GROUP IS CALLED RIDERS FOR RACE AND MONEY AND ALL OF MAJORITY IS ONE OF THOSE BIKERS. NOW YOU MAY BE ASKING HOW DID THIS IDEA COME TO BE AND ALL STARTED WHEN KATE VESELI THE GROUP, A LEADER AND A FRIEND VISITED THE EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE’S MUSEUMS IN MONTGOMERY. SHE SAYS THEY WERE LIFE CHANGING AND KNEW THEY HAD TO COME BACK AND THEY WANTED TO DO IT IN A UNIQUE WAY. THAT TREND IS ALSO A BIKER’S. WE’RE GOING TO DOWN TOGETHER. BUT THEN ONCE MY SON HEARD ABOUT IT, HIS FRIEND, HIS COUSIN, HIS BEST FRIEND. >> THEN ALL THESE YOUTHS STARTED TO COME UP, SPARKING THE GROUP TRIP. >> BUT NOW THAT THEY’RE MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE ROCKET CITY, THEY WANTED TO TAKE THEIR EFFORTS A STEP FURTHER VOLUNTEERING AT MANNA HOUSE SERVICE IS A VERY ESSENTIAL COMPONENT TO BUILDING COMMUNITY AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS AND IT BUILDS TRUST. WHEN WE ALLOW OURSELVES TO BE SERVED AND WE ARE WILLING TO SERVE OTHERS THAT BUILDS TRUST IN HUNTSVILLE. NICKI MARKER NEWS 19. >> AND KATE, THIS LEASES THEY PURPOSELY PLANNED THE TRIP TO BE AROUND JUNETEENTH. THEY STARTED BIKING LAST FRIDAY. THAT WAS JUNE 13. THEY ARE NOW 3 FOU