KZOO JUNTEENTH
KZOO JUNTEENTH
KZOO JUNTEENTH
A collaborative celebration of Juneteenth with programming by WMU, Kalamazoo College, and other Kalamazoo area organizations
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Free entrance to the Kzoo Nature Center the entire month of June!
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AGENDA
Monday 6/14
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Thursday 6/17
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Rootead: Interactive Drum and
Dance for Mental Wellness*
Drum**
Dance**
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
*In-person event at
Douglas Community Association,
participant restrictions apply
**spots available
Friday 6/18
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
WMU: Spoken Word (Virtual)
From Slavery to Black Liberation:
How Black People of the Diaspora
have used the Arts to Process,
Heal, and Celebrate
Headliner: Leslé Honoré
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Saturday 6/19
Juneteenth Solidarity March
at Celery Flats:
Historic Grain Elevator*, **
(Registration/Opening Remarks)
*Participant restrictions apply
**spots available: register here
9:00 am
8:45 am
1:00 pm
For Kalamazoo College Events, visit: https://bafsa.kzoo.edu/celebrating-juneteenth/
ABOUT
JUNETEENTH
History
Juneteenth celebrates the emancipation of enslaved peoples in the United States. While the Emancipation Proclamation predated this event by two and a half years, enforcement was inconsistent
Recognition
The fight for recognition of Juneteenth is ongoing. Texas was the first state to adopt Juneteenth as a paid holiday for state employees.
Celebration
Modern Juneteenth celebrations center Black heritage and pride. Community gatherings feature food, music, art, and activist efforts such as voter registration events.
SPEAKERS
Lecture: Before Juneteenth
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Before Juneteenth examines the trajectory of Emancipation Celebrations/Protests from 1839 Detroit activists to Michigan contributors of the 1915 Lincoln Jubilee in Chicago. Before Junteenth engages the steadfast and fluid customs of situating Black freedom in textures of emancipation and recognizes how these Michigan practices helped shape instructive conversations, celebrations and protests.
Dr. Benjamin Wilson
Read about Dr. Wilson's work here
Leslé Honoré
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Leslé Honoré is a Blaxican Poet, artivist, and author of Fist & Fire, a collection of powerful, unflinching poems that confront issues of social justice through the lens of real human lives and voices, and dive into the flames of love within the context of a relationship. In her poetry and life she works to empower youth to find their voices through the arts, and inspire people to stand in the gaps that social, economic, and racial inequities create. Leslé challenges readers, inviting them to think, feel, and consider how to create spaces where everyone can thrive. She hopes that through her work she can help give voices to people who are often silenced, unheard, and feel invisible. See more of her work here
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