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.
