Author: By TAYLER LEIGH SHAW Special to The Denver Gazette

Dressed in a bright yellow and blue shirt and with an “I am Juneteenth” sign in hand, Tia Sims was excited to celebrate the new national holiday on Saturday by participating in the parade in Denver’s Five Points neighborhood, which returned after events were canceled in 2020 for the COVID-19 pandemic. Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation…