2018 Juneteenth, A Freedom Celebration – Symposium

2018 Juneteenth, A Freedom Celebration – June 15th – 17th

Kaba Hawatha Kamene will be this year’s keynote speaker!!!

Professor Kaba Hiawatha Kamene aka Booker T. Coleman, a staple Hidden Colors’ scholar and documentarian, cultural education consultant and curriculum writer, will keynote The Symposium. Elegba Folklore Society’s performers will also appear, and the Freedom Market will be open all night.

A consultant to academics and academic institutions, Professor Kamene is an international studies and world history specialist. He is firmly dedicated to the belief that culture plays a vitally important role in education and proudly credits many of his academic views to his master teacher, Dr. John Henrik Clarke. He developed and directs the African-centered science academy, Per Ankh, or Temple of Life.

Elegba Folklore Society ’s performers will appear, and attendees can shop for unusual finds in The Freedom Market.