| Akron |
Juneteenth
Committee of Akron Cultural Festival Attn: Gerald Carter, Chairman 365 S. Arlington Street
Akron, Ohio 44306 Phone: (330) 535-1995 Fax: (330) 535-1995 E-mail: opgmanagement@aol.com
Date of event: Friday, June 16, Saturday, June 17, Sunday, June 18, 2000. |
| MANSFIELD |
MANSFIELD,
OHIO JUNE 17,2000 FROM 8:AM-8:PM OUR 8TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OUR THEME "TEACH THE
CHILDREN...SAVE THE CHILDREN" ACTIVITIES INCLUDE; SINGING, DANCING,POETRY READING AND
SPEAKERS. BOOTH SPACES AVAILABLE AT A COST OF $50.00 FOR VENDERS WISHING TO SELL
ARTIFACTSOR FOOD. FOR INFORMATION E-MAIL ME AT LDJRUSA@NETSCAPE.NET |
| Lima |
Lima,
Ohio is hosting our first annual Juneteenth celebration. We have the support of City
administration and intend on having an enlightening and fun day for the entire community.
Contact: Kathey Roberts, Lima City Parks Director, 900 Sourth Collett Street, Lima, Ohio
45804 |
| Zanesville |
Juneteenth
continues in East Central/South east Ohio.June 17th 2000, Zanesville Ohio |
| Cleveland |
Mali Yetu, An Alternative Education Program for African American Youth in the
Greater Cleveland Area. 4th Juneteenth Celebration. Saturday, June 17, 2000 at Luke Easter
Park, Kinsman Avenue and MLK Drive. Free and open to the public. Activities will include a
"Health & Wellness Station" sponsored by Merida Huron Hospital. They will
offer Blood Pressure, Diabeties Testing and Cholesrerol Screenings. The No Limit Soldiers
Drill Team from UMADAOP will perform as well as Master Storyteller Maurice Hockett and
Belinda Haywood & WMIB Line Dancers. Children's activities will include sack racing,
face painting and arts & crafts. Area vendors will he on hand with items for every
member of the family. The Mali Yetu Moms will be selling refreshments. A raffle will be
held (proceeds will help defray the cost of the trip the children attending the program
this summer on their trip to Tanzania.) For further information contact: Ms. Michelle
Rudolph Juneteenth Chairperson at (216) 991-8528. |
| Toledo
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The Toledo Association of Black Social Workers is proud to announce our inaugural
Juneteenth Celebration. Held June 19,00 at the Mott Branch Library, 1085 Dorr, Toledo,
Ohio 43607. We will have a guest speaker Dr. Rubin Patterson, Prof. of African Studies and
Sociology. Also we will be having various activities for the children,and summer
refreshments. If you could email me some information about specific children activities I
would appreciate it. We look forward to expanding our celebration each year, and
definitely welcome suggestions. |
| Wilberforce |
Saturday,June 17th, 2000 from one to six p.m. JUBILATION!
at the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center. Call 1-800-752-2603 to be a
vendor or for more information. Food and crafts, clowns and mimes, storytelling, carnival
games, crafts, drill teams, jazz and reggae bands, and African drums and dance. Free! on
the grounds of the National Afro-American Museum. |
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Hosting their first Juneteenth Celebration. Congratulations! |
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