june, 2019
19jun2:00 pm10:00 pmFeaturedJuneteenth in Gresham
Event Details
COME CELEBRATE CULTURE AND COMMUNITY ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 AT VANCE PARK! -FREE $5 FOOD VOUCHERS -LIVE MUSIC -GAMES -BLACK MARKETPLACE -BBQ COMPETITION Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, is a holiday
Event Details
COME CELEBRATE CULTURE AND COMMUNITY ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 AT VANCE PARK!
-FREE $5 FOOD VOUCHERS
-LIVE MUSIC
-GAMES
-BLACK MARKETPLACE
-BBQ COMPETITION
Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, is a holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865 announcement of the abolition of slavery and the emancipation of African American slaves. Juneteenth commemorates when U.S. soldiers brought word of President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation to Galveston, Texas, two years after it was issued. It is the oldest celebration of the end of slavery in the United States.
Performances by: Alonzo Chadwick & Zoulful Muzic, Meezilini Tha Messenger, J Prodigy, Trill LeBeau, Darah Marie, Y Knot; A Yugen Music Project; Untying Assumptions About Music Genre, Micah The Rapper, Statik
Special appearance by Ms. Black Oregon US Ambassador ’19 aka Arya Rooted Black
Time
(Wednesday) 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm PST
Location
Vance Park
1300 SE 182nd Ave, Portland, Oregon 97233