An important face attended the YMCA of High Point’s Juneteenth celebration. According to ClutchPoints, an event was held in the North Carolina city, which is where Fantasia Barrino-Taylor grew up. The Color Purple star attended the event, which featured live music, food vendors, dancing and a performance from the award-winning singer.
In TikTok videos, Barrino-Taylor is seen wearing a blue and white ensemble and representing her sorority, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. The quick clips captured Barrino-Taylor participating in an SGRho stroll on stage.
@ayeitsmicayla Replying to @SummerW ♬ original sound – Micayla.
@watchtheyard We love to see how much Fantasia loves her sorority! 💙💛 She is always putting on for Sigma Gamma Rho! 📷: @CDK on the mic #Fantasia #SigmaGammaRho #SGRho ♬ original sound – Watch The Yard
“Now I had on heels, but I figured that was too cute to come home. So I put on my blue and whites for my SGRhos,” Barrino said in a video posted by HBCU Pulse.
Fans were elated to see Barrino-Taylor receiving her flowers and hyped her up in the comments after seeing the performance online.
One fan wrote, “Man I’m so proud of Fantasia! She is glowing! I love it!”
Another commented, “I didn’t know she was a poodle 🐩 CONGRATULATIONS LADY!”
Barrino-Taylor was recognized for both her community service and her contributions to the entertainment industry, according to WXII. It was also revealed that a street sign would be placed at Legacy Ridge Apartments, renaming the the street Fantasia Avenue.
She also made history, becoming the first person to be presented with a key to Guilford County. She shared the news on Instagram with a photo and a sentimental caption.
“Today This Happened…Today I realized how much I Miss my City ( High Point Nc) the place where I was born and raised, the place that taught me everything I know,” her caption read. “They showed up today and gave me a street name, highway signs, a key to our City, and for the first time ever a key to the County. It’s so much I want to say but I’m still in awe of all the Love and support from today. North Main get ready because we are about to Build.”
In November 2022, Sigma Gamma Rho inducted Barrino-Taylor as an honorary member, along with Alexis Jones, Yvonne Mcnair and Shawn Smith.
