Eastside Honoring Juneteenth
Join us in celebrating the National Holiday
JUNETEENTH – DAY of FREEDOM
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Featuring Delbert Richardson and his Unspoken Truths American History Traveling Museum.
EVENT ITINERARY
11:30 am – 11:40 am
Emcee Welcoming and Purpose of Juneteenth: Sheila Stanton, Commissioner, WA State Commission on African American Affairs
Land Acknowledgement: Joy Randall
Stolen Labor Acknowledgement: Na’eemah Webb, LWSD
11:40-11:45 Opening Prayer: Dwight Jones
11:45-11:50 Black National Anthem
11:50-12:00: Adriane Watson, Poet
12:00 – 12:15 DJ Break
12:15-12:25: Will King, Office of African American Male Achievement (AAMA) and Trevon Mitchell, AAMA Student Mentor
12:25 – 1:00pm: Honoring Black Graduates – Na’eemah Webb, LWSD
1:00-1:30 pm: Delbert Richardson, The Unspoken Truths, American History Traveling Museum
1:30 pm – 1:40: Mike Murphy, Eastside Race and Leadership Coalition
1:40 – 1:50: DJ Break
1:50 – 2:00: Dwight Jones, Sr., Author of “A Black Journey in Tech”
2:00-2:15: Paula Sardinas, WA Build Back Black Alliance
2:15 – 2:25: Jeremiah Moise Solo
2:25 – 2:35: La Rond Baker, ACLU
2:40 – 3:10 pm – Delbert Richardson, The Unspoken Truths, American History Traveling Museum
3:10 – 4:00 – Dance Group – 50 minutes
Sound and Juneteenth Tunes provided by DJ Jointz and DJ D’lemma
We’re excited to have food trucks on site. Come check out HP Smokehouse BBQ and Po’Boy and Tings!
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VENDORS
All Well Apothecary
Ally League
Asha’s Heavenly Essentials
Dwight Jones, Author
Eastside Embrace
Marie Lake Fine Art
QueenCare
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COMMUNITY GROUPS & RESOURCES
Africans on the Eastside
Ayan Maternity Health
Bellevue College’s Umoja Scholars Program
Blacks at Microsoft (BAM)
Eastside For All
Eastside Native American Education Program
Eastside Youth Coalition
Jeane Allison’s Kids Activities
Lake WA School District, Family Engagement and Community Outreach
Lake WA Technical College
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The event’s lead planner is Sheila Stanton, a Commissioner with the WA State Commission on African American Affairs.
We look forward to celebrating with you!
THANK YOU to the City of Kirkland for co-sponsoring this event and supplying the venue.
You can support the event via donations here. Thank you!