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Juneteenth America Galveston Island, Texas Contact Person: Craig Bowie Contact Number: (409) 762-5498 Toll Free: 1-877-762-5498 Listed Below are Juneteenth Events planned on Galveston Island, June 1999: Saturday, June 12th Ms Galveston County Juneteenth Pageant Austion Ballroom - 7pm Saturday & Sunday, June 12th & 13th Galveston Carribean Festival Seaport District Tuesday, June 15th Juneteenth Banquet Old Central Cultural Center 7:00pm Thursday, June 17th "Great God Almighty we's free at last" The Grand 7:30pm Friday, June 18th Jubliee Services Shiloh AME Church 7:00 Saturday, June 19th Prayer Vigil/Reading of Proclamation Ashton Villa Museum 9:00am Juneteenth Parade Starts at Aston Villa 11:00 Juneteenth Picnic Norris Wright Cuney Park 41st & Avenue H 1:00pm Juneteenth Block Party 37th & Avenue H Live Entertainment, Style Show, Fun, Games, & Freedom 3-8pm
Corsicana
Miss Juneteenth Pageant,Friday,June 18,1999 at 7:30pm at M.L.K.Center 1114 E. 6th Ave. Corsicana,Texas. Sponsored by Jackson Ex-Students Association Juneteenth Parade, June 19,1999 at 10:00am, Corsicana,Texas. Information on pageant contact coordinator, Cassandra Miller at 903/874-7499.
Arlington
Black Men United Presents,1999 Juneteenth Celebration at Arlington Community Center Auditorium June 19, 3pm until 1am in Arlington,Tx. Lectures, seminars, movies & videos,dominoes & spade tournament,talent show, DJ & LIVE Entertainment by Born Soul Productions....., more info #817-818-2000 #817-467-9536 & txpoboy@flash.net BE THERE AND LEARN THE FACTS,THEN AND NOW!!! PEACE
BMU/BLACK MEN UNITED 1.817.818.2000,sirdolph@hotmail.com, 1.888.336.9863
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION SATURDAY, JUNE 19,1999
VANDERGRIFF PARK ARLINGTON, TEXAS 3:30PM TO 1AM
Denton
Texas Youth Phair – An African-American History Summer Camp for
Teens. Annual weeklong camp includes: 25 Black history
discussions, 10 academic competitions, a mock election, career fair, theatrical
productions, discussions with former members of the Negro Baseball Leagues and former
members of the Tuskegee Airmen; huge Bible stepteam show, Juneteenth Basketball Classic,
Texas Youth Expo, Black Trivia Egghunt, old school par-tay. June 20 – 26. Sponsored
by The Scholars’ Phair Foundation of Texas, Inc. For additional information call
(940) 591-1910 or visit our website at
www.thephair.org or email a message to thephair@thephair.org.
1999 Juneteenth Celebration. Citywide event sponsored by The Denton Juneteenth Committee, The Martin Luther King, Jr. Recreation Center and City of Denton Parks and Recreation Department. Theme: “More Than an Event, It’s An Experience.” Activities for Friday, June 18th: a) Senior citizens luncheon sponsored by SPAN. Free for senior citizens. $3.50 for persons under age 60; b) Gospel Extravaganza; c) Awards Ceremony; d) Co-ed Softball Tournament. Activities for Saturday, June 19th) a) continuation of softball tournament; b) Proclamation form the Mayor’s Office; c) Expo featuring arts and craft booths, games, information and food; d) Grade parade; and e) Entertainment including live bands, dance contest and a talent show for kids and adults. For more information including times and locations, call (940) 349-7575.
Annual Juneteenth 1999 Emancipation Celebration – University of
North Texas. June 18th, 1999. Noon. Crumbly Park. Guest speaker: Dr. Obideke
Kamau, Director of the Robert J. Terry Library, Texas Southern University. Sponsored by
UNT Center for Cultural Diversity. For more information call (940) 565-3424. Food, fun and
knowledge.
St. John Colony
St John Colony Neighborhood Association 129th Juneteenth Celebration June 14 -19, 1999 EVENTS 14th Annual Trail Ride Games. For information contact Rev Lee Ottis Carter 512-601-1239 email StJohnColony@hotmail.com www.freeyellow.com/members7/StJohnColony . St John Colony located in Caldwell County. Texas on Farm road 672 ten miles norhteast of Lockhart, Texas was founded in 1870 by Rev John Henry Winn, Sr. and a group of Negro families. Initiially named Winn's Colony, this group of Negro pioneers established St. Joohn Missionary Baptist Church. This develoopment not only prompted the community to chane its name to St. John Colony in 1879, but alson later influenced the naming of the community's cementery and school district.
Fort Worth
Join the Zawadi Writers of Fort Worth in celebrating Freedom through Poetry, Storytelling and Dance. Please come and take a sip of verbs while listening to the art of spoken words. Brought to you by the Zawadi Writers and Special Guest When: Friday, June 18th, 1999 7:30pm Where: Art 4 U by Linda 1055 E. Seminary Dr. Ft. Worth, TX 76115 817-926-9009 Contact Zawadi Member: Stacey Williamson 817-235-3244
Juneteenth Celebration in downtown Fort Worth Fort Worth Convention
Center 1111 Houston Street Fort Worth, TX 76102 (817) 429-0062 for questions
June 18: 6 p.m. - Parade 7 p.m. - Opening Ceremonies 8 p.m. - Gospel Fest June 19: 8 a.m.
- 5K on Trinity Bike Trail 8 a.m. - Breakfast of Prayer 9 a.m. - Health Fair 11a.m. -
Senior Citizen Prom 2-11p.m. - Music Festival featuring: Lady Pearl, Lil Jimmie and the
Feedback Band, Jude Taylor and His Burning Flames and the Roadcrew 7 p.m. - Miss
Juneteenth Pageant 9:15 p.m. - Fireworks Display June 21: 8 p.m. I Too Sing-A Celebration
of Freedom performance at the Bass Performance Hall
FORT WORTH, TEXAS -- Juneteenth Celebration at TCU. Texas Christian University's national Alumni Association is proud to announce the formation of the TCU Black Alumni Alliance on June 19, 1999. All graduates, attendees and supporters of the University are invited to attend this organizational meeting beginning at 10 a.m. in the Dee J. Kelly Alumni and Visitors Center at 2820 Stadium Drive.
Killeen
Killeen Branch NAACP Annual Juneteenth Picnic Saturday, June 19, 1999, Conder Park, Killeen, TX Opening ceremonies: 10:30 a.m. Lunch served at 12 noon. Free and opened to the public.
Texas City
The Carver Park Juneteenth Festival Committee invites everyone in the Houston/Galveston/Louisiana areas to celebrate with them, Saturday, June 19 at the historic Carver Park in Texas City, Texas. The festival features vendor booths, carnival and a gospel fest second to none. Minister Beau Williams will be our special guest. Festival starts at 10:00 a.m. Contact Connie Jackson at 409-935-4118. Festival attendance topped 30,000 people last year.
Austin
Austin Community College's 9th Annual Juneteenth Freedom Day Celebration - Wednesday, June 16, 1999, from 10:30 am - 1:30pm at the new ACC Eastview Campus, located at 3401 Webberville Road, Austin, Texas. There will be live entertainment - drill teams - speakers - food - merchant vendors, information booths, voter registration - job recruitment. Free and open to the public. For more information - contact person Frank Taylor, ACC Juneteenth Coordinator - (512) 223-6206 or e-mail him at taylorf@austin.cc.tx.us.
Juneteenth Freedom Wheels, Walk and Run - The City of Austin, TX Parks and Recreation and The Greater East Austin Youth Association will host a fun run on Saturday 6/19/1999. The run will begin at MLK and Comal and continue along the Annual Juneteenth Parade Route. Check-in time for participants is at 7:00am with the start time at 8:00am. There are categories for all ages, as well as, wheelchairs, rollerbladers, bicyclers, skateboarders, walkers & runners. There is a $10.00 entry fee which includes an official Freedom Wheels, Walk and Run T-Shirt featuring the design artistry of Billy Holmes. All proceeds will be used to enhance the Greater East Austin Youth Association. To register or find out more information you can contact Doris Kingston at the Givens Recreation Ctr.(512)929-1989; Quintus S. Hampton(512)834-4606{rhoyal@aol.com}; or Darryl Harrison of G.O.T.T.A. (512)933-9472
Wichita Falls
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS Juneteenth Celebration '99' will be held at the Multi-Purpose Events Center on June 19, 1999 between the hours of 10:00a.m. & 8:00p.m.. There will be a Fashion Show sponsered by Sears. Arts & Crafts, food,vendor booths, a health fair, Gospel & R&B music, kids korner, clowns, talent show, job fair, 3-on-3 Basketball tournament, spades & dominoes tournament, and much much more. For more information call the North Texas Journal at (940) 766-6525 or e-mail us at ntxjournal@yahoo.com.
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