In celebration of Juneteenth 2023 the National Museum of African American History and Culture returns to its perennial theme,
Senses of Freedom: The Taste, Sound, and Experience of an African American Celebration.
“Juneteenth, “also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day– is a holiday celebrating the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States. Originating in Galveston, Texas, it is now celebrated annually on June 19 throughout the United States, with increasing official recognition. It is commemorated on the anniversary date of the June 19, 1865, announcement of General Order No. 3 by Union Army general Gordon Granger, proclaiming freedom from slavery in Texas.”
The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources made available on its website the following toolkit on Juneteenth:
In the Wilmington area you will find the following celebrations sponsored by Juneteenth Committee of Wilmington, NC, Incorporated:
Sunday, June 11, 2023
Gospel Festival @ Williston Middle School Auditorium
3:00pm-5:30pm
Free Event for the Public
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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Teach-In @ UNCW- Congdon Hall
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Wednesday, June 14, 2023
100 Black Men Juneteenth Golf Tournament
Saint James Plantation 4006 St. James Dr. Southport, NC
Registration Time: 8:00 am Shotgun Start: 9:00 am
Rain Date: June 21, 2023
$100 Per Person/$400 for foursome
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Thursday, June 15, 2023
Urban Hike @ MLK Center 10:00 am
Luncheon and Panel Discussion @ MLK Center 12:00 pm
Free Event for the Public
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Friday, June 16, 2023
Sorority and Fraternity Step Show @ MLK Center 7pm-9pm
Free Event for the Public
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Saturday, June 17, 2023
Juneteenth Festival @ MLK Center 12pm-6pm
Free Event for the Public
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Sunday, June 18, 2023
Father’s Day Gospel Brunch@ Harrelson Center 1pm-3pm
Free Event for Public
Juneteenth Speak Ya Peace @ Cameron Art Museum 2pm-5pm
Free Event for the Public
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Monday, June 19, 2023
Juneteenth Breakfast at MLK Community Center
9:30am-11:30am
$25/Adult and Child 12 and Older $15/Child under 12
Family Movie Night and Discussion at MLK Community Center
featuring a Ruby Bridges Film and Passing the Baton Event
5pm-7pm
Free Event for the Public
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Sunday, June 25, 2023
Juneteenth Pageant @ MLK Center 2pm
Free Event for the Public
Locations Addresses:
+ MLK Center 401 South 8th Street Wilmington, NC 28401
+ Cameron Art Museum 3201 South 17th Street Wilmington, NC 28412
+ UNCW 601 South College Road Wilmington, NC 28403
+ Harrelson Center 20 North 4th Suite 214, Wilmington, NC 28401
For more experiences on how you can celebrate Juneteenth around North Carolina google “Juneteenth Festivals of North Carolina”
“Sometimes we make religion much too complicated. Christianity, at bottom, is the simplest religion that ever existed: Love is of God, and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Keep following, keep praying, keep loving. If we do these three things, and persist in doing them, day after day, week after week, whether we feel like it or not, then one day we shall find suddenly that the mist of history and personal doubt will have vanished. We will become aware of the presence, radiant and strong and real.”
-N. Gordon Cosby, Seized by the Power of a Great Affection, p. 93
Submitted by Bescye P. Burnett
Harbor District Antiracism Ministry… Beloved Community
