Juneteenth to include torchlight walk on Slave Trail
This year’s Juneteenth celebrations will take place June 20-21, include a fashion show, a panel discussion, African music and dance, a Dead Prez concert, and will end in a torchlight walk on the Richmond Slave Trail. [via] Presented by the Elegba Folklore Society, the celebration will begin June 20 at 7 p.m. at the Greater Richmond […]
This year’s Juneteenth celebrations will take place June 20-21, include a fashion show, a panel discussion, African music and dance, a Dead Prez concert, and will end in a torchlight walk on the Richmond Slave Trail. [via]
Presented by the Elegba Folklore Society, the celebration will begin June 20 at 7 p.m. at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. On the schedule are a fashion show; a panel discussion about social change, hip-hop and this year’s presidential election; African music, dance and storytelling by the Elegba Folklore Society; and a concert by the hip-hop group Dead Prez.
The events on June 21 will take place at the Manchester Dock on Maury Street, beginning at 3 p.m. with American Indian opening ceremonies, followed by an African dance community class. Also on the schedule are stories by J. Ron Fleming, along with speeches by Councilwoman Delores L. McQuinn, who is chairwoman of the Richmond Slave Trail Commission; Ana Edwards of the Sacred Ground Project; and Brother Manifest of Happily Natural Day, a Richmond-based organization.
Admission is $10 in advance or $15 at the door on June 20. On June 21, the African dance class only is $10. For details, call (804) 644-3900.
-
Recommend this
on Facebook -
Report an error
-
Subscribe to our
Weekly Digest
This article has been closed to further comments.