National Juneteenth Observance Foundation
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National

Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D., Chairman
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
National Juneteenth Christian Leadership Council (NJCLC)
201 N. George Lee Avenue, P.O. Box 269
Belzoni, MS 39038
e-mail: JuneteenthDOC@yahoo.com
web sites: www.Juneteenth.us    www.19thofjune.com   www.RonMyersJazz.com
               www.njclc.com    www.njof.com    www.christianjazz.net
               www.juneteenthjazz.com    www.jazzarkansas.com
               www.jazzmissouri.com    www.jazznebraska.com    www.jazzlouisiana.net
               www.jazzmississippi.com    www.jazzwisconsin.com
               www.jazzoklahoma.com    www.jazzindiana.net    www.jazzillinois.net
               662-247-3364    662-247-1471    662-247-4767 Fax


State, US Territory & Country

ALABAMA
Floyd L. Donald
Gadsden Juneteenth Celebration
Gadsden, AL
256-546-4434, 256-546-9645 Fax
floyddonald@aol.com

Sharon Pierce-Perrault
Alabama Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)

Orzark, AL
334-774-1385
ladypealuv2teachmusic@gmail.com


ALASKA
Bishop Dave Thomas
Alaska Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)

Anchorage, AK
907-244-9034
bishopthomas9@yahoo.com
ARIZONA
Andrew J. Miller
Phoenix Juneteenth Celebration
Phoenix, AZ
602-276-9669
e-mail: ajmiller@azdem.org
web site: www.vosjuneteenth.com

Burney Starks
Tucson Juneteenth Celebration
Tucson, AZ
520-883-5511, 520-225-2670
e-mail: burney.starks@tusd1.org
web site: www.youthtogether.org/juneteenth
ARKANSAS
Andre Good
Fort Smith Juneteenth Celebration
Juneteenth Planning Commission, Inc. (JPCI)
Fort Smith, AR
479-285-4932
e-mail: juneteenth.fortsmith@yahoo.com
web site: www.JuneteenthFortSmith.com
CALIFORNIA
John Thompson
Juneteenth America, Inc.
Ontario, CA
909-621-9707
e-mail: johnharold@juneteenthamerica.us
web site: www.JuneteenthAmerica.us
COLORADO
James Tucker
African-American Voice Newspaper
Juneteenth Celebration
Colorado Springs, CO
719-528-1954
e-mail: james.tucker@africanamericanvoice.net
web site: www.AfricanAmericanVoice.net
CONNECTICUT
George Mintz
Juneteenth of Fairfield County, Inc.
Bridgeport, CT
203-581-1480
gmm8@columbia.edu

Ben Haith
National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation
Norwich, CT
860-823-0553
elijah.haith@gmail.com

Joyce Peoples
Hartford Juneteenth Celebration
Windsor, CT
860-688-9259, 860-688-8430 Fax
peoplesr@attbi.com

Susan D. Lowe
Connecticut Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Hartford, CT
860-918-5690
JuneteenthCT@aol.com
DELAWARE
Bernie Wilkins
Delaware Juneteenth Association
Wilmington, DE
302-762-5325, 302-762-7975 Fax
juneteenthde@comcast.net
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Taji Anderson
Washington Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Washington, DC
202-203-9874
journeyahead@hotmail.com

William Taft
US Emancipation Day & Capitol City Juneteenth Council
Washington, DC
202-452-4777
empoweredx3@gmail.com
FLORIDA
Jeannie Blue
Florida Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
St. Petersburg, FL
727-321-0600
jeanieblue1@yahoo.com
GEORGIA
Patt Gunn
Juneteenth Savannah
Savanah, GA
912-631-3709
pat_gunn@yahoo.com

Felton Eaddy
Juneteenth Potluck Art Party
Atlanta, GA
404-392-6415
globalart@aol.com

Phyllis Edmundson
Atlanta Juneteenth Organization
Atlanta, GA
404-723-9009
phyllisedmundson@yahoo.com

Stephanie Michelle
Georgia Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Douglasville, GA
678-517-5862
s.michelle1001@gmail.com
HAWAII
Bettye Jo Harris
Hawaii Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Kaneohe, HI
808-330-4568
harvey88@hawaii.rr.com
IDAHO
Joe B. McNeal
Idaho Juneteenth Committee
Mountain Home, ID
208-587-3227
jmmcneal@pagedata.com
ILLINOIS
Lestine Byars
South Shore Juneteenth Celebration
Chicago, IL
773-684-6070, 773-684-1430 Fax
lbyarsciess@aol.com
INDIANA
Elder Raymond Christian
Indiana Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Gary, IN
219-262-8604
e-mail: sirrcccapt@msn.com
web site: www.christianrcproductions.com
IOWA 

KANSAS
Carrie Jones Williams
Wichita Juneteenth Celebration
Witchita, KS
316-269-0488, 316-269-2744 Fax
cjones@familyservicesinst.org

Sonny & Susan Scroggins
Kansas Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Kansas Fever Committee

Topeka, KS
785-232-3761, 785-845-6148
biasbustersofkansas@yahoo.com
KENTUCKY
Dr. Lundeana Thomas
Juneteenth Theatre Festival
Louisville, KY
502-852-7682, 502-852-7235 Fax
e-mail: juneteenthlegacy@aol.com
web site: www.juneteenthlegacytheatre.com
LOUISIANA
Sadie Roberts-Joseph
Baton Rouge Juneteenth Celebration
Now & Then African-American Historical Museum
Baton Rouge, LA
225-355-8086, 225-343-4431 O & Fax
mourningsaturday99@gmail.com

Min. John Mosley
Juneteenth Freedom Celebration
African American Male & Female Institute, Inc.
New Orleans, LA
225-357-6772, 504-382-8816
johnmoslysr@cox.net
MAINE
Joe Kings
Portland Juneteenth Celebration
Portland, ME
207-773-1891
joekings@rocketmail.com
MARYLAND
Linda Hinnant
Maryland Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Fort Washington, MD
240-244-5356
lindahinnant@verizon.net
MASSACHUSETTS
Ralph F. Browne, Jr.
Boston Juneteenth Celebration
Roxbury, MA
617-288-0722
rfbrownejr@aol.com
MICHIGAN
Marilyn Plummer
Lansing Juneteenth Committee
Lansing, MI
517-281-6950
e-mail: plummerm@comcast.net
web site: www.LangsingJuneteenthCelebration.org
MINNESOTA
Bob Milner
Twin Cities Juneteenth Celebration
Minneapolis, MN
612-724-4296
bob@skypoint.com
MISSISSIPPI
Rev. Ray Smith
Hattisburg Juneteenth Festival
Hattisburg, MS
601-582-0795
RaSmith0009@aol.com
MISSOURI
Rev. William Gwynn
Hope of Glory Baptist Church
National Juneteenth Christian Leadership Council (NJCLC)
St. Louis, MO
314-956-7049
dapreach2000@yahoo.com
MONTANA
Ruth Curtis
Billings Juneteenth Celebration
Billings, MT
406-252-7263, 406-245-7251
sugaber0721@msn.com

NEBRASKA
Ms. Willie Williams
Omaha Juneteenth Celebration
Omaha, NB
402-612-8936
e-mail: comparents@yahoo.com
web site: www.juneteenthnebraska.com

NEVADA
Deborah Evans
Nevada Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Las Vegas, NV
702-878-5277
mystfaith1@aol.com
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Wayne Jennings
New Hampshire Juneteenth Committee
New Boston, NH
603-487-3851
waydarjen@aol.com
NEW JERSEY
Mary Korden
St. John Missionary Baptist Church Juneteenth Celebration
Merchantville, NJ
856-486-0998, 856-225-1302 Fax
zorgowee@aol.com

Mofalc Olei Meinga
Frederick Douglass Juneteenth Celebration
Jersey City, NJ
201-681-1116
info@usafamily-tax-insurance.com

NEW MEXICO
Michael Myers
New Mexico Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)

Albuquerque, NM
210-265-9871
doctechlabs@yahoo.com

Ron Hinson
Albuqueque Juneteenth Celebration
Albuquerque, NM
505-294-8436
atomicdog1523@msn.com 
NEW YORK
Patricia Deans
Brownsville Heritage House Juneteenth Celebration
Brooklyn, NY
718-385-1111, 718-385-1113 Fax
brownsvilleheritagehouse@yahoo.com

Duane Owens
Syracuse Juneteenth Celebration
Syracuse, NY
315-491-6325
wfu032@aol.com 
NORTH CAROLINA
Jerrilyn Johnson
Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church Juneteenth Celebration
Winston Salem, NC
336-377-3900
jerrilyn.ingram@att.net

Phyllis D. Coley
North Carolina Juneteenth Celebration
Spectacular Magazine
Durham, NC
919-680-0465, 866-630-3796 Fax
e-mail: pcoley@spectacularmag.com
web site: www.durhamjuneteenth.com/NCJuneteenthCelebration.html
NORTH DAKOTA
MC Diop
Grand Folks Juneteenth Celebration
Grand Folks, ND
218-779-3565
MCDiop@yahoo.com

Sonia Brumskill
Grand Folks Juneteenth Celebration
Grand Folks, ND
701-330-0780
sonia.brumskill@us.af.mil
OHIO
Troy Page
Ohio Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Columbus, OH
614-577-1489
tepage@aol.com

Lydia Morgan
Cincinnati Juneteenth Committee
Cincinnati, OH
513-631-7289
e-mail: lydiajmorgan@gmail.com
web site: www.juneteenthcincinnati.org

Daryl & Alicia Murphy
Ohio Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Toledo, OH
419-936-8989
alicia.murphy@students.lourdes.edu
OKLAHOMA
Wilma Newton
Muskogee Juneteenth Celebration
Oklahoma Juneteenth Historical Foundation
Muskogee, OK
918-781-9248, 918-683-0890 Fax
e-mail: wilmablessingadmin@myapplemail.com
web sites: www.JuneteenthOklahoma.com 
                 
www.jazzoklahoma.com
OREGON
Harvey L. Rice
Portland Juneteenth Celebration Prayer Service
Portland, OR
503-331-6922
hrrare@comcast.net

Doris Rush
Juneteenth Oregon
Portland, OR
503-764-8836
e-mail: JuneteenthOregon@gmail.com
web site: www.JuneteenthOregon.com
PENNSYLVANIA
Cornelia Swinson
Juneteenth National Freedom Day Celebration
Philadelphia, PA
215-438-1768
cswinson@johnsonhouse.org

Carolyn Mills
Harrisburg Juneteenth Celebration
Harrisburg, PA
717-236-3239
QMS2000@aol.com
RHODE ISLAND
Debbie Robinson
East Providence NAACP
Providence, RI
401-222-9516
dtrez1@verizon.net 
SOUTH CAROLINA
Michael Mohammad
South Carolina Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)

Florence, SC
843-230-8127
muhammadmichael@live.com 
SOUTH DAKOTA
Malcolm Chapman
South Dakota Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)

Rapid City, SD
605-716-6210
malcolm@malcolmchapman.com
TENNESSEE
Glynn Reed
Juneteenth Freedom Festival
Memphis, TN
901-385-4943, 901-385-4876 Fax
e-mail: blackpagesnola@gmail.com
web site: www.JuneteenthMemphis.org

Telisa Franklin
Juneteenth Freedom Festival
Memphis, TN
901-324-5945
e-mail: juneteenthmemphis@gmail.com
web site: www.JuneteenthMemphis.org
TEXAS
Constance Smith
Texas Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)

Dallas, TX
214-467-4004
e-mail: diva@dallasjuneteenth.com
web site: www.dallasjuneteenth.com

Diana Denise Davis-Wheeler
Texas Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)

Houston, TX
713-298-5204
dw7blessed@aol.com

James Carter
Arlington Juneteenth Celebration
Arlington, TX
817-233-8488
txpoboy@swbell.net

Ennis Williams
Galveston Juneteenth Coalition
Galveston, TX
409-744-1491
maggie08@juno.com
UTAH
Betty Sawyer
Utah State Juneteenth Celebration
Ogden, UT
801-394-0924, 801-393-1392 Fax
betty@bettysawyer.com 
VERMONT
Shirley Boyd-Hill
New Alpha Missionary Baptist Church
Fairfax, VT
802-578-3046
snufgold@myfairpoint.net
VIRGIN ISLANDS
Myron Jackson
Virgin Islands Cultural Heritage Institute
St. Thomas, VI
340-777-1012
myron_jackson@vishpo.com
VIRGINIA
Sheri Bailey
Hampton Roads Juneteenth Festival
Portsmouth, VA
757-609-7066
e-mail: juneteenthva@yahoo.com
web site: www.juneteenthva.net 

WASHINGTON
Audrey Y. Jernigan
Washington Juneteenth Committee
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
Seattle, WA
206-262-9760
chaplain2@q.com
WEST VIRGINIA
Debbie Robinson
Morgantown Juneteenth Celebration
Morgantown, WV
304-293-3105
dlrobinson@hsc.wvu.edu 
WISCONSIN
Mac Weddle
Milwaukee Juneteenth Celebration
Milwaukee, WI
414-372-3770, 414-372-3619 Fax
weddlenh@aol.com
WYOMING
Rev. William Pierce
Wyoming Juneteenth Heritage Association
Casper, WY
307-237-0831
bro.bill111@yahoo.com