United Community Change's A Freedom Celebration United Community Change is also hosting its annual Juneteenth celebration. The "We Are One" weekend festival and month-long activities aren't the only Juneteenth activities in Springfield. Virtual passports will also be available via the Goosechase mobile app.Įach passport stop is associated with a different activity, such as those throughout Juneteenth weekend, including others like supporting local, Black-owned businesses and completing a "I Too Am America" poem, which is listed in the passport. Physical passports will be available to pickup at Barnes & Noble and all Springfield-Greene County Libraries starting Saturday, June 3. The passport provides a cultural tour for participants to learn more about Juneteenth and Black history in Springfield. The evening will begin with a costume, meet-and-greet party.īetween June 3-18, folks may participate in the "I Too Am American" passport tour, sponsored by the NAACP of Springfield and Community Partnership of the Ozarks. On Saturday, June 10 from 6:30-8 p.m., Timmons Hall is hosting Emmy award-winning storyteller Bobby Norfolk for a discussion on Harlem art during the 20th century. On Saturday, June 3 from noon to 3 p.m., folks may enjoy a Juneteenth book fair at Barnes & Noble, which will include a Timmons Hall Live-Actors History show and tell and family-friendly activities.
Though the "We Are One" weekend festival is June 16-18, the NAACP of Springfield and Community Partnership of the Ozarks are hosting Juneteenth activities all month long. "Making a point of engaging with your fellow neighbor, coworker or peers enables you to stay connected with the people around you and contributes to a world that values kindness and understanding over exclusion." "The city-wide festival will not only just celebrate freedom for the Black community, but also we want to be able to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in a major way," Sam Timmerman, founder and CEO of The Melody Room, said. Founded in 1995 in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Nappy Roots are popularly known for their singles, "Po' Folks," "Awnaw," "Roun' the Globe" and "Good Day." Tickets for $25 are available online at bit.ly/3N40Uug. "We Are One" concludes on Sunday, June 18 with alternative southern hip hop group Nappy Roots performing at The Riff at 8 p.m. A portion of the Saturday programming will also be dedicated to honoring Black excellence in the community. NAACP of Springfield President Kai Sutton said in addition, the NAACP Health Committee will lead a public health clinic and folks may expect to hear from public officials like Mayor Ken McClure, Councilwoman Monica Horton and Minister Christine Peoples. Folks may enjoy a variety of local vendors, food, music, history and family-friendly activities. The festival continues on Saturday, June 17 from 11 a.m.
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All of the art museum's Juneteenth events are free and do not require registration. The Milly Project tells the true story of an enslaved woman becoming freed in Springfield through theater production. To conclude the evening, The Milly Project will perform and lead a community discussion in the museum's auditorium from 6-8 p.m. Timmons Hall will present a Live Actors-Living History Tour at the museum from 5-5:45 p.m., focused on the life of Alberta Ellis, who operated the Alberta’s Hotel for Black travelers in the 1950s. Throughout Friday, guests may take home a free project bag with a mixed media collage inspired by Driskell, who is considered the father of African American art history. "Creating an American Identity" is the art museum's permanent collection but will feature works from Black artists like David Driskell, Nick Cave, Robert Pruitt, Alison Saar and Richard Hunt for the weekend. on Friday, June 16, folks are invited to visit the Springfield Art Museum to enjoy the "Creating an American Identity" exhibition. The "We Are One" weekend festival kicks off on Friday, June 16 at the Springfield Art Museum. Juneteenth became an official national holiday in 2021. It was two years after former President Abraham Lincoln presented the proclamation in 1863 that the last slaves in Texas received word of their freedom. The inaugural "We Are One" Juneteenth celebration is hosted by the NAACP of Springfield and Community Partnership of the Ozarks.Ĭelebrated on June 16, Juneteenth is a national holiday celebrating the day all enslaved people learned of the Emancipation Proclamation. For the first time, Springfieldians may celebrate Juneteenth during a city-wide weekend festival this year.
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