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Juneteenth, A Freedom Celebration – Independence Day Our Way – JUNE 15, 2019
June 15, 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Juneteenth, A Freedom Celebration June 14 – 16, 2019
As a people, our most cherished and valuable achievements are the achievements of spirit. With an Afrocentric spirit, all things can be made to happen; it is the source of genuine revolutionary commitment. – Dr. Molefi Kete AsanteJune 15 • Independence Day Our Way
Manchester Dock, 1308 Brander Street, 23224
Families are invited to an independence day celebration like no other. Enjoy music curated a party master D.J. spiced with history and social justice commentaries. Dr. Molefi Asante will lead the featured, Get Woke Youth Summit on cultural education for ages 10 – 20. There will also be heritage crafts for the children, jump rope and hula hoop contests, African dance and drum workshops for all plus shopping in The Freedom Market, more. Elegba Folklore Society’s performers provide important Afrocentric context for examining the American enslavement of African people, and the event culminates with the Annual Torch Lit Night Walk on the Trail of Enslaved Africans.