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Juneteenth takes place June 19 the federal holiday celebrating the emancipation of those formerly enslaved in the United States

Juneteenth

Juneteenth Celebration

MCC Fort Omaha Campus, Bldg 10, Digital Express

Thursday, June 15, 2023

9:00 a.m.      Yoga by Brit Jones
                          Wear comfortable clothes. Bring yoga mat if desired.
    
10:30 a.m.    Urban Gardening, Plants & Gardening Practices of the African Diaspora by Clarice Dombeck, Urban Development Coordinator

11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Food sales: Southern American Cuisine by Taste of Heaven Mobile Restaurant

 Noon             Vendors open Vendor list TBA

12:15 p.m.    LECTURE: The History of Emancipation Celebrations
                           Angela Bates, Founder & Executive Director, Nicodemus Historical Society
                           
 1:30 p.m.      DOCUMENTARY & DISCUSSION: Juneteenth 1865-2022: The Pursuit of Economic Equality
                            discussion led by Justin Wayne, Nebraska State Senator

3:00 p.m.      LECTURE: Juneteenth, Freedom and Your Ancestors by Tony Burroughs, internationally renowned genealogist 

4:30 p.m.      DOCUMENTARY & DISCUSSION: Faith & Freedom, discussion leader Dr. Stan Rone, Senior Pastor, The Worship Center

6:30 p.m.      Ed Archibald Quartet; Linda Breakfield Spoken Word artists: Todd Hunter, Shukura Huggins, Jonny Knogood and Michelle Troxclair

Juneteenth T-shirts awarded for attendance at documentaries and lectures--watch for updates on criteria to be awarded a t-shirt.

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC


For additional Juneteenth research:

Connect to the MCC YouTube page to view virtual recordings of International/Intercultural Education programming.

 

Questions? Contact: E-mail: interculturaled@mccneb.edu

ACCOMMODATIONS: Audience members requiring accommodations due to a disability must contact Barbara Velazquez, bvelazquez@mccneb.edu, 531-622-2253 at least two weeks prior to the program.