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Helena Times, of West Toledo, center, looks down on her daughter Thailee, 19 months-old, as Cherel Carter, 16, of West Toledo, right, tries to get a hug during the Ninth Annual African American Festival Saturday, July 20, 2013, at the Scott Park campus of the University of Toledo.
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Marvin Taylor II, owner of Trinity Medical Supply LLC, right, and his wife Nekiesha, center, answer questions for a potential customer about their new medical supply start-up. "We're a local, minority owned, trying to do educational outreach," Nekiesha said.
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Deja Williamson, of West Toledo, center left, listens to the live music as her friend Joy Fullilove, center, jokes with her son Mark Smith, 9, both of West Toledo.
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Jay Rush Jennings, center, preforms.
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Nina Whittington, center, shakes up a fresh glass of lemonade while working at the Fresh Squeezed Lemonade booth.
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Michelle Washington, left, and her daughter Na Reze W. Bailey, both of the Old West End, right, cheer as they ride the swings with Bailey's son Matthew, 2, center.
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Emma Wilburin, 65, of Toledo, left, hoisted an umbrella up to try and stay cool as she waited for the next set of live music to begin.
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Syriana Larkins, 6, keeps still as Korinne Turnbell, of the Imagine Clay Avenue Community School, left, paints her face.
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