National Juneteenth Observance Foundation
Celebration of Freedom
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation
State Directors
Betty National
Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D., Chairman
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
National Juneteenth Christian Leadership Council (NJCLC)
P.O. Box 269
Belzoni, MS 39038
e-mail: JuneteenthDOC@yahoo.com
web sites: www.Juneteenth.us www.JuneteenthJazz.com www.RonMyersJazz.com
www.NationalJundeteenth.com www.christianjazz.net www.19thofJune.com
www.NationalDayofReconciliation .com www.WorldDayofReconciliation.com
State, US Territory & Country
ALABAMA
Brenda Ward
Alabama Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Birmingham, AL
ALASKA
Bishop Dave Thomas
Alaska Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Anchorage, AK
ARIZONA
Lanette Campbell
Phoenix Juneteenth Celebration
Phoenix, AZ
web site:http://azifoundation.wix.com/phxjuneteenth
ARKANSAS
Darrell Taylor
Fort Smith Community Juneteenth Celebration
Juneteenth Planning Commission, Inc. (JPCI)
Fort Smith, AR
web site: https://www.facebook.com/juneteenthfortsmith
CALIFORNIA
John Thompson
Juneteenth America, Inc.
Ontario, CA
web site: www.JuneteenthAmerica.us
Amani Terrell
Los Angeles Juneteenth Celebration
Black Arts Society
Los Angeles CA
e-mail:fatinlosangeles@gmail.com
COLORADO
Shauna Sankry
Juneteenth Organization of Pueblo
Pueblo, CO
web site: www.pueblojuneteenth.org
CONNECTICUT
George Mintz
Juneteenth of Fairfield County, Inc.
Bridgeport, CT
Ben Haith
National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation
Norwich, CT
DELAWARE
Bernie Wilkins
Delaware Juneteenth Association
Wilmington, DE
Sylvia Harris
Delaware Juneteenth Association
Wilmington, DE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Taji Anderson
Washington Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Washington, DC
FLORIDA
Paulette Jones
St. Petersburg Juneteenth Celebration
St. Petersburg, FL
Pastor Tucker-Johnson
Tampa Bay Juneteenth Coalition
Tampa Bay, FL
GEORGIA
Bob Johnson
Juneteenth Atlanta Parade & Music Festival
Atlanta, GA
Felton Eaddy
Juneteenth Potluck Art Party
Atlanta, GA
web site: www.pueblojuneteenth.org
CONNECTICUT
George Mintz
Juneteenth of Fairfield County, Inc.
Bridgeport, CT
Ben Haith
National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation
Norwich, CT
DELAWARE
Bernie Wilkins
Delaware Juneteenth Association
Wilmington, DE
Sylvia Harris
Delaware Juneteenth Association
Wilmington, DE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Taji Anderson
Washington Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Washington, DC
FLORIDA
Paulette Jones
St. Petersburg Juneteenth Celebration
St. Petersburg, FL
Pastor Tucker-Johnson
Tampa Bay Juneteenth Coalition
Tampa Bay, FL
GEORGIA
Bob Johnson
Juneteenth Atlanta Parade & Music Festival
Atlanta, GA
Felton Eaddy
Juneteenth Potluck Art Party
Atlanta, GA
GUAM
Calvin Holloway
Guam Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Guam, U.S.A.
Min. John Mosley
Juneteenth Freedom Celebration
African American Male & Female Institute, Inc.
New Orleans, LA
MAINE
Joe Kings
Portland Juneteenth Celebration
Portland, ME
MARYLAND
Linda Hinnant
Maryland Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Fort Washington, MD
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston Juneteenth Celebration
Boston, MA
MICHIGAN
Marilyn Plummer
Lansing Juneteenth Committee
Lansing, MI
MINNESOTA
Bob Milner
Twin Cities Juneteenth Celebration
Minneapolis, MN
Lee Jordan
Minneapolis, MN
MISSISSIPPI
Rev. Ray Smith
Hattisburg Juneteenth Festival
Hattisburg, MS
MISSOURI
Rev. William Gwynn
Hope of Glory Baptist Church
National Juneteenth Christian Leadership Council (NJCLC)
St. Louis, MO
MONTANA
Ruth Curtis
Billings Juneteenth Celebration
Billings, MT
NEBRASKA
Ms. Willie Williams
Omaha Juneteenth Celebration
Omaha, NE
NEVADA
Deborah Evans
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Las Vegas NV
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Fred Ross
New Hampshire Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Dover, NH
NEW JERSEY
Mofalc Olei Meinga
Frederick Douglass Juneteenth Celebration
Jersey City, NJ
NEW MEXICO
Ms. Willie Williams
New Mexico Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Espanola, NM
NEW YORK
Miriam Robertson
Brownsville Heritage House Juneteenth Celebration
Brooklyn, NY
Elijah Haith
New York Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Bronx, NY
NORTH CAROLINA
Phyllis D. Coley
North Carolina Juneteenth Celebration
Spectacular Magazine
Durham, NC
NORTH DAKOTA
Chris Owens
Grand Folks Juneteenth Celebration
Grand Folks, ND
OHIO
Troy Page
Ohio Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Columbus, OH
Lydia Morgan
Cincinnati Juneteenth Committee
Cincinnati, OH
OKLAHOMA
Wilma Newton
Muskogee Juneteenth Celebration
Oklahoma Juneteenth Historical Foundation
Muskogee, OK
OREGON
Jenelle Jack
Juneteenth Oregon
Portland, OR
PENNSYLVANIA
William Marshall
Pittsburgh Juneteenth Celebration
Pittsburgh, PA
Ron Brown
Pennsylvania Juneteenth Celebration
Philadelphia, PA
RHODE ISLAND
Yon Tande
Southside Cultural Center of Rhode Island
SOUTH CAROLINA
Elizabeth Castle
Low County Juneteenth Celebration
Charleston, SC
Michael Muhammad
South Carolina Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Florence, SC
SOUTH DAKOTA
Malcom Chapman
South Dakota Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Rapid City, SD
TENNESSEE
Vacant
TEXAS
Diana Wheeler-Waters
Texas Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Houston, TX
F. D. Guyton
Texas Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Houston, TX
Samuel Collins
Juneteenth Family Day
Hitchcock & Galveston, TX
Shirley Boyd-Hill
New Alpha Missionary Baptist Church
Fairfax, VT
VIRGINIA
Steve Williams
Virginia Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Sterling, VA
Sheri Bailey
Hampton Roads Juneteenth Festival
Portsmouth, VA
WASHINGTON
Min. W. D. Patterson
Washington Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Renton, WA
WEST VIRGINIA
Debbie Robinson
Morgantown Juneteenth Celebration
Morgantown, WV
WISCONSIN
Mac Weddle
Milwaukee Juneteenth Celebration
Milwaukee, WI
WYOMING
Rev. William Pierce
Adrian Griffin
Wyoming Juneteenth Heritage Association
Casper, WY
Calvin Holloway
Guam Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Guam, U.S.A.
HAWAII
Bettye Jo Harris
Hawaii Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Kaneohe, HI
IDAHO
Joe B. McNeal
Idaho Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Mountain Home, ID
Aaron Thomas
Idaho Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Mountain Home, ID
ILLINOIS
Pastor Donald McFadden
St. Joseph Baptist Church
Chicago Juneteenth Celebration
Chicago, IL
INDIANA
Kendrea Williams
Indianapolis Juneteenth Celebration
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Indianapolis, IN
IOWA
Shirleen Martin
Davenport Juneteenth Celebration
Davenport, IA
KANSAS
Sonny Scoggins
Topeka Juneteenth Celebration
Topeka, KS
Norma Avery
Kansas Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Family & Friends of Juneteenth Celebration
Topeka, KS
KENTUCKY
John Judkins
Kentucky Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Louisville, KY
Dr. Lundeana Thomas
Juneteenth Theatre Festival
Louisville, KY
LOUISIANA
Sadie Roberts-Joseph
Baton Rouge Juneteenth Celebration
Now & Then African-American Historical Museum
Baton Rouge, LA
Hawaii Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Kaneohe, HI
IDAHO
Joe B. McNeal
Idaho Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Mountain Home, ID
Aaron Thomas
Idaho Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Mountain Home, ID
ILLINOIS
Pastor Donald McFadden
St. Joseph Baptist Church
Chicago Juneteenth Celebration
Chicago, IL
INDIANA
Kendrea Williams
Indianapolis Juneteenth Celebration
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Indianapolis, IN
IOWA
Shirleen Martin
Davenport Juneteenth Celebration
Davenport, IA
KANSAS
Sonny Scoggins
Topeka Juneteenth Celebration
Topeka, KS
Norma Avery
Kansas Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Family & Friends of Juneteenth Celebration
Topeka, KS
KENTUCKY
John Judkins
Kentucky Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Louisville, KY
Dr. Lundeana Thomas
Juneteenth Theatre Festival
Louisville, KY
LOUISIANA
Sadie Roberts-Joseph
Baton Rouge Juneteenth Celebration
Now & Then African-American Historical Museum
Baton Rouge, LA
Min. John Mosley
Juneteenth Freedom Celebration
African American Male & Female Institute, Inc.
New Orleans, LA
MAINE
Joe Kings
Portland Juneteenth Celebration
Portland, ME
MARYLAND
Linda Hinnant
Maryland Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Fort Washington, MD
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston Juneteenth Celebration
Boston, MA
MICHIGAN
Marilyn Plummer
Lansing Juneteenth Committee
Lansing, MI
MINNESOTA
Bob Milner
Twin Cities Juneteenth Celebration
Minneapolis, MN
Lee Jordan
Minneapolis, MN
MISSISSIPPI
Rev. Ray Smith
Hattisburg Juneteenth Festival
Hattisburg, MS
MISSOURI
Rev. William Gwynn
Hope of Glory Baptist Church
National Juneteenth Christian Leadership Council (NJCLC)
St. Louis, MO
MONTANA
Ruth Curtis
Billings Juneteenth Celebration
Billings, MT
NEBRASKA
Ms. Willie Williams
Omaha Juneteenth Celebration
Omaha, NE
NEVADA
Deborah Evans
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Las Vegas NV
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Fred Ross
New Hampshire Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Dover, NH
NEW JERSEY
Mofalc Olei Meinga
Frederick Douglass Juneteenth Celebration
Jersey City, NJ
NEW MEXICO
Ms. Willie Williams
New Mexico Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Espanola, NM
NEW YORK
Miriam Robertson
Brownsville Heritage House Juneteenth Celebration
Brooklyn, NY
Elijah Haith
New York Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Bronx, NY
NORTH CAROLINA
Phyllis D. Coley
North Carolina Juneteenth Celebration
Spectacular Magazine
Durham, NC
NORTH DAKOTA
Chris Owens
Grand Folks Juneteenth Celebration
Grand Folks, ND
OHIO
Troy Page
Ohio Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Columbus, OH
Lydia Morgan
Cincinnati Juneteenth Committee
Cincinnati, OH
OKLAHOMA
Wilma Newton
Muskogee Juneteenth Celebration
Oklahoma Juneteenth Historical Foundation
Muskogee, OK
OREGON
Jenelle Jack
Juneteenth Oregon
Portland, OR
PENNSYLVANIA
William Marshall
Pittsburgh Juneteenth Celebration
Pittsburgh, PA
Ron Brown
Pennsylvania Juneteenth Celebration
Philadelphia, PA
RHODE ISLAND
Yon Tande
Southside Cultural Center of Rhode Island
SOUTH CAROLINA
Elizabeth Castle
Low County Juneteenth Celebration
Charleston, SC
Michael Muhammad
South Carolina Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Florence, SC
SOUTH DAKOTA
Malcom Chapman
South Dakota Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Rapid City, SD
TENNESSEE
Vacant
TEXAS
Diana Wheeler-Waters
Texas Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Houston, TX
F. D. Guyton
Texas Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Houston, TX
Samuel Collins
Juneteenth Family Day
Hitchcock & Galveston, TX
UTAH
Betty Sawyer
Utah State Juneteenth Celebration
Ogden, UT
Shirley Boyd-Hill
New Alpha Missionary Baptist Church
Fairfax, VT
VIRGINIA
Steve Williams
Virginia Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Sterling, VA
Sheri Bailey
Hampton Roads Juneteenth Festival
Portsmouth, VA
WASHINGTON
Min. W. D. Patterson
Washington Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Renton, WA
WEST VIRGINIA
Debbie Robinson
Morgantown Juneteenth Celebration
Morgantown, WV
WISCONSIN
Mac Weddle
Milwaukee Juneteenth Celebration
Milwaukee, WI
WYOMING
Rev. William Pierce
Adrian Griffin
Wyoming Juneteenth Heritage Association
Casper, WY