2024 Juneteenth Event Schedule
Parking & Transportation
Parking is free on a first come, first served basis at the NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center parking garage, which you will pull into as soon as you turn onto Plymouth Ave N. from Penn Ave N. There will be signs indicating that you can only drive onto Plymouth Ave N. to park as the rest of the block up to N. Morgan Ave will be barricaded off.
If you are using Uber or Lyft, the drop-off location is the parking lot at N. 14th Ave and Penn Ave N. and the $10 voucher code for the first 50 attendees on each platform is: JUNETEENTHUMN24
11 am - 11:30 AM | Center Stage: History of Juneteenth & We Are the Noise
11:30 AM - Noon | Commerative March
- March Lead: Jerome Richardson
- All City Music Drumline & Dancers
- Black National Anthem
- Speaker: Terresa Moses
Noon | Lunch & Activities Open
1:00–2:00 PM: First Stage Set
- Speaker: Makeda Zulu
- Speaker: Dr. Yohuru Williams
- Black Fashion Showcase #1
- Performer: Seyi
2:00 - 4:00 PM: Workshops / DJ Sets / Food & Activities
4:00 - 5:00 PM: Second Stage Set
- Performer: Lewiee Blaze & Tango
- Black Fashion Showcase #2
- Performer: Mayyadda
50–Minute Workshops
2:00 - 2:50 PM Workshops
UNAPOLOGETIC BLACKNESS: EMPOWERMENT & CELEBRATION BY MONICA EVANS
UROC, THE PLYMOUTH ROOM (105)
This workshop is about celebrating Black culture through the lens of media, art, music, and literature. We'll think through what being Unapologetically Black means both past and present.
SOMETHING YOU CAN FEEL BY RAJINE WILLIAMS
UROC, THE PENN ROOM (125)
Join our coed gathering emphasizing self-care and creativity. Enjoy blindfolded painting, self-discovery, and mental well-being while listening to instrumental music.
BLACK VOICES: EMBRACE & UPLIFT BY DARNELL RICE
UROC, THE BROADWAY ROOM (COMPUTER LAB)
The voices and experiences of the Black community have often been marginalized, silenced, or overlooked. Take proactive steps to amplify these voices and acknowledge their significance.
BLACK JAZZ: BEHIND THE MUSIC BY AKEEM ANDERSON
UROC, THE FREEMONT ROOM (107)
Explore black jazz music in the early 20th century. Learn how jazz music became a source of black life and black death through analysis of literature, music, and videos.
3:00 - 3:50 PM Workshops
INDULGE IN ALL OF YOUR ESSENCE: WAIST BEADS BY LYDIA DOE
UROC, THE FREEMONT ROOM (107)
Join our Waist Bead Workshop for a hands-on session creating personalized waist beads, gain cultural insights, and discussions on body positivity. Be empowered and celebrate femininity.
A LARGER, FREER, MORE LOVING SELF BY DWIGHT K LEWIS JR.
UROC, THE PENN ROOM (125)
Through a self-exploratory journey, this workshop implores us to consider how we, both individually and within communities, can create and navigate our own realities of justice.
CONNECTING STORIES OF LOCAL BLACK HISTORY BY GABRIELLE CLAVO
UROC, THE BROADWAY ROOM (THE COMPUTER LAB)
This workshop explores how Minnesota's history fits into the national narrative of Black history within the U.S. using archival records and oral history traditions.
COMMUNITY PORTRAITS WITH MAAHMG BY SABRINA FORD
UROC, THE PLYMOUTH ROOM (105)
Get your portrait taken for an exhibit with the MN African American Heritage Museum's Youth Curators Program, as a part of a project focusing on Black voices throughout MN history.