Eastside Honoring Juneteenth 2025
Eastside Honoring Juneteenth 2025!
Join us on Saturday, June 14th, from 12–4 PM at Juanita High School in Kirkland, WA, for a powerful celebration of freedom, resilience, and Black excellence.
The day will be filled with soul-stirring performances, inspiring speakers, and a special tribute to our local Black graduates as we uplift the next generation of change makers. Na’eemah Webb with the Lake WA School District is inviting Eastside Black Graduates to sign up and come through.
Enjoy delicious food, shop from Black-owned businesses, and connect with community organizations that have been dedicated nurturing and supporting the community.
Let’s come together in joy, remembrance, and unity to honor Freedom Day.
This event is free and open to all.
The annual celebration has been led by Black leaders and community members in East King County since 2020 with representatives from BAM
(Blacks at Microsoft), the Lake WA School District, Eastside For All’s staff and board, local entrepreneurs, educators, artists, and community advocates.
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EVENT ITINERARY
12:00 Welcoming and Black National Anthem, sung by Oya Storms
12:10 Juneteenth Introduction and Opening Blessing
12:30 Gansango Music & Dance
1:00 DJ Break with DJ D’Lemma and DJ Jointz
1:20 Honoring Black Graduates with Na’eemah Webb
1:50 DJ Break | Breakout Space until 2:25 with Jazmyn Clark, ACLU WA
2:00 Main Stage until 2:50: Gary Hammond and Jazz Band
2:30 Breakout Space with Dwight Jones, Author of “A Black Journey in Tech”
2:50 DJ Break
3:00 Poetry and Song, Andrew Rocha
3:10 Soul Line Dance with Ms. Anna Ponder, Founder of Steppers Unite
3:40 DJ Break
3:50 Acknowledgements and Closing
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Plus, Double Dutch Divas! Let’s jump!
Food Trucks: Where Ya At Matt and HP BBQ Smokehouse
ASL Interpretation Provided
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VENDORS
Venture Black
Ayo Collections
The Bounce Experience
Expressions by S. Nicole
Fourth Emerald Games, LLC
Girls Braids Club
Great Fairy Apothecary
Hoza African Food Market
Marie Lake Fine Art
Naughty Nanas Soap
Tipping Point Kettle Corn
The Yaweh Group, LLC
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TABLE HOSTS (COMMUNITY INFO)
ACLU
Africans on the Eastside
Ayan Maternity Healthcare Support
BAM (Blacks at Microsoft)
Eastside For All
Immigrant Women’s Community Center
Queer the Land