National Juneteenth Observance Foundation
Celebration of Freedom
Washington, DC
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WASHINGTON JUNETEENTH 2012
June 13-19, 2012 Last Updated 3/16/12 |
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| Wednesday June 13th |
Juneteenth 3 Kilometer (1.86 MILE) Run (to be confirmed!) |
| Thursday June 14th |
(Juneteenth Program for Thursday T.B.A.) |
| Friday June 15th "3rd Friday in June" |
NATIONAL DAY OF RECONCILIATION & HEALING FROM THE LEGACY OF ENSLAVEMENT National Juneteenth Prayer Breakfast 8:30am Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D., Chairman National Juneteenth Christian Leadership Council Adrian Murray, Author "Common Ground America" National Press Club 529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor Washington, DC -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
National Juneteenth Black Holocaust "MAAFA" Memorial Service and National Juneteenth Prayer Service 4:00pm Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D., Founder & Chairman National Juneteenth Christian Leadership Council Speakers: Pastor Johnnie Hunter, National Director L.E.A.R.N. "Reading of the Names" (Victims of Lynchings in America) Presentation of the Dr. James Cameron National Juneteenth Leadership Award Honoring Dr. James Cameron, Founder America's Black Holocaust Museum Poetry by Pierre L. Sutton, Jr. & Kevin Reeves (invited!) Gospel Music by Lisa Winn Rev. Ron Myers & the Juneteenth Jazz Praise Ensemble Lincoln Park United Methodist Church Rev. Dr. Diane Dixon-Proctor, Pastor 1301 North Carolina Ave., N.E. Washington, DC |
| Saturday June 16th "3rd Saturday in June" |
JUNETEENTH DAY OBSERVED 12:00noon Prince Georgia's County Juneteenth Celebration Watkins Regional Park 301 Watkins Park Drive Upper Marlboro, MD |
| Sunday June 17th |
National Juneteenth Worship Service 10:45am Rev. Cornelius Wheeler, Pastor Vermont Avenue Baptist Church 1630 Vermont Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC |
| Monday June 18th |
National Juneteenth Panel Discussion 6:00pm "June is Black Music Month!" - CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH JAZZ - "Preserving Our African American Jazz Legacy!" (Location to be announced & time to be confirmed) |
| Tuesday June 19th |
JUNETEENTH INDEPENDENCE DAY National Juneteenth Flag Raising Ceremony 9:00am Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D., Chairman National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF) Eagle Academy 3400 Wheeler Road, S.E. Washington, DC 202-544-2646 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12:00noon NATIONAL JUNETEENTH CONGRESSIONAL SYMPOSIUM & RECEPTION Hosted By: The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) For information on the National Juneteenth Congressional Symposium & Reception contact Congressman Danny Davis (D-IL) at 202-225-5006 Emancipation Hall Visitors Center U.S. Capitol Building Washington, DC -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Washington Juneteenth Jazz & Arts Festival 6:00pm Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D., Director Juneteenth Jazz Praise Ensemble National Association of Juneteenth Jazz Presenters (NAJJP) Fellowship of Creative Christian Jazz Musicians (FCCJM) Westminster Presbyterian Church 400 I Street, S.W. Washington, DC |
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