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THE PHILADELPHIA JUNETEENTH FAMILY HOSTS THEIR ANNUAL JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION OF LIBERATION AND UNITY JUNE 3rd - JUNE 19th 2024
(Philadelphia, PA) -- Once again, The Philadelphia Juneteenth Family cordially invites Philadelphia, greater Pennsylvania, and the entire nation, to participate in our joyous, historic 2024 Juneteenth Celebration and Commemoration. We’ve expanded our celebration and have a lot of events and activities - so mark your calendars, get your family together to come and participate in one of the greatest traditions of BLACK HISTORY and CULTURE: JUNETEENTH!
June 3rd, 2024 - the first Monday in June - has been designated by the National Juneteenth Organization as the day of the official Juneteenth Flag raising ceremony - across the US, including the Nation’s Capitol in Washington DC. This will kick off a series of celebrations that will be held across the nation.
Philadelphia Juneeteenth Family's Flag Raising Ceremony - which is open to the community - will be held at 11:00 a.m.outside Philadelphia’s City Hall along North Broad Street. The guest of honor, former Pennsylvania attorney general candidate, Ms. Keir Bradford-Gray, will be keynote speaker.
Other special invited guests include Philadelphia’s First Black Female Mayor the Hon. Dr. Cherelle Parker! City Councilwoman Jamie Gauthier, who will read the General Order #3 - the Historical Emancipation Document, which informed slaves in Texas they had finally been freed on June 19, 1865. - two years after other slaves had been emancipated.
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| Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker |
Other Philadelphia Dignitaries include Rev. Dr. Malcolm Byrd of Forum Philly and Pastor of Hope’s Beacon Baptist Church; Kenyatta Johnson, President of City Council; Gwen Ragsdale, Executive Director of the Lest We Forget Museum of Slavery; The Hon. Voffee Jabateh, President of ACANA, and co-founder/developer of Africa Town, Anthony Murphy, Executive Director at Town Watch Integrated Services/UNIA ACL RC 2020 President General; and Rochelle Bilal, Sheriff of Philadelphia.
Juneteenth celebrates the final end of slavery in the United States. It is also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, and Black Independence Day. On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, TX, and announced the end of the civil war and the end of slavery under General Order #3. Although the Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves two-and-a-half years earlier on January 1, 1863, many enslavers continued to enslave Black people despite President Abraham Lincoln’s decree! So two years later after finally being given their freedom in Texas, June 19th - or “Juneteenth” became the symbolic date of African American freedom.
SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: During our 2023 Juneteenth celebration, we were honored with the Grandmother of Juneteenth, Ms. Opal Lee - who walked nearly 4000 miles to have Juneteenth recognized as a national holiday. President Joe Biden has just awarded Ms. Lee with the PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM. We would like to congratulate her for this honor and for her tireless efforts in behalf of Black People throughout the US and the world!
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| The members of the Philadelphia Juneteenth Family salute and congratulate the great Mrs. Opal Lee on receipt of the PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM! |
The Philadelphia Juneteenth Family is proud to announce on Saturday, June 15th from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the cast of No Longer Bound, The Story of Juneteenth, The Musical, will provide the artistic expressions for the Greater Philadelphia YMCA of Willow Grove Annual Juneteenth Festival. All are welcomed to attend.
From June 16th through the 19th, Philly's skyline will be emblazoned with the "Garvey Freedom Lights," featuring the Black Liberation colors of Red, Black & Green. Starting at dusk, the following sites will be Ben Franklin Bridge, Philadelphia International Airport control tower, Parx Casino, Rivers Casino, Live! Casino, Independence Blue Cross, the PECO Crown Lights, Cira Centre South FMC Tower, Liberty Place One and Two, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Lincoln Financial Field, Wells Fargo Center, Citizens Bank Park, the Philadelphia Zoo. In addition, the Greater Philadelphia YMCA will be joining the Garvey Freedom Lights Project at various locations across the city of Philadelphia. So, get your cameras ready! You won't want to miss this historic tribute!
On Friday, June 21, 2024, the Juneteenth Family, in collaboration with the Philadelphia Art Museum, will once again present “JuneB Black Culture Month” at the great staircase at the Philadelphia Art Museum from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. to celebrate Black Music Month. Featured artists are “Rashaan Rich, and The JuneB All Stars” and International recording artist, Shirley Lites, who will entertain the audience with African American, African, and Caribbean music! . The June 21st event will emphasize our motto, “One People, One Cause, One Destiny”.
For more information about any of these events please check our Facebook page (@phillyjuneteenthfamily) for additional information.
“One People, One Cause, One Destiny”
Juneteenth has a significant place in the History of Black Americans and must be celebrated nationwide by Black people and the descendants of enslaved African Americans whose perseverance and resilience, faith and unity, creativity and vision made it possible for us to be here today!
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Gloria DULAN-Wilson
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| Gloria DULAN-Wilson |
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