Twin Ports Juneteenth Events

Celebrating the end of slavery in the U.S.

The Twin Ports and the University of Minnesota Duluth are celebrating Juneteenth from Thursday, June 16 through Sunday, June 19, 2022. UMD faculty, staff, and students are participating in the festivities.

A Twin Ports Juneteenth event will take place on Saturday, June 18, 2022 from 1-6 pm at Barkers Island in Superior, Wisconsin. A program and vendors will be featured. “This event is co-hosted by Family Freedom Center and Family Rose Together, and is sponsored by DanSans Creatives, Ordean Foundation, and McKnight Foundation. The event features over 25 BIPOC businesses and live performances by local Black artists.

UMD Office of Diversity & Inclusion will have a table at NAACP Annual Juneteenth Jubilee which will be held on Sunday, June 19, 2022 from 1-6 pm. The activities will be held at the Central Hillside Community Center, 12 E 4th Street in Duluth, Minnesota. The event features free food, an open mic, and special entertainment. For info contact UMD's Assistant to the Chancellor for Inclusive Excellence, Susana Pelayo Woodward, at [email protected], 218-726-8444.

Lisa Fitzpatrick, director of two UMD visual, motion, and other media labs is "excited to go to the St Mark AME gospel brunch!" She says, "It's great to be able to celebrate Juneteenth as a community!"

Other Twin Ports Juneteenth Events
- Thursday, June 16, 2022, 12:00 pm,  Duluth City Hall
  Duluth Mayor Proclamation
 
- Friday, June 17, 2022, 11:30-12:30 pm, Duluth City Hall
  Honor Our Elder's Luncheon
 
- Friday, June 17, 2022, 4-7 pm, Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial and the Nordic Center
The Nordic Center event, entitled "Making the Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial Exhibition" will open at 4 pm at the Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial located at the corner of E. 1st Street and N. 2nd Ave E. A discussion with the artist, Carla Stetson, and a gallery viewing will be held from 5-7 pm at the Nordic Center, 23 N. Lake Ave. The exhibit was prepared with help from UMD Professor Alison Aune and UMD Associate Professor Jeffrey Kalstrom. Additional Nordic Center exhibit hours are Friday, June 17, from 12-4 pm and Saturday, June 18, from 1-4 pm.
 
- Sunday, June 19, 2022, 10 am - ! pm, Hillside Sports Court, 
 St. Marks Gospel Brunch,  4th Avenue E 8th Street.
 
About Juneteenth

Juneteenth, a compilation of the words "June" and "nineteenth," has gained awareness as a commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans. It is also often observed for celebrating African-American culture.  This year, 2022, is the first year Juneteenth is designated as a federal holiday, and federal workers will receive a day-off work on Monday, June 20.

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