Community events
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FASHION TALKS FOUNDATION PRESENTS The Runway 2022
Cleveland’s annual high fashion runway show curated with elegance, diversity, and inclusion. This year being held on Juneteenth we will be amplifying and celebrating the amazing creatives within the industry.
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Juneteenth Scavenger Hunt
Who will win the trip! If you missed registering for the Juneteenth Fathers Day Brunch. We have 65 spots for Father’s and their family’s to participate in the Scavenger Hunt that will take place on Sunday, August 19th from 3:30-5:30p in Downtown Cleveland. The winning family will win a trip to WALT DISNEY WORLD.
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2022 RunTeenth Fun Run Tee (sponsored by Thirdspace Action Lab)
Join us this Sunday June 19th, Junteenth at 9am at the Rockefeller Park Lagoon (the corner of 105th and MLK Jr. Drive Cleveland, Ohio). The first 250 Runners/Walkers will receive our RunTeenth Tee.
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ReeVersatility Natural Hair Show (Juneteenth Celebration)
Come celebrate Juneteenth natural hair show with a special guest performance, vendors, and much more.....
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Juneteenth @ The Rock Hall
As Juneteenth continues to resonate in new ways, we’re proud to bring together a group of powerful and inspiring performers, culminating with special performance from Djapo Cultural Arts Institute. The event will be held outside at the Rock Hall, and is free for everyone – for every race and color - to enjoy.
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Juneteenth Music Celebration @ Public Square
Celebrate Juneteenth in The Square with free musical performances from Jul Big Green, Afi Scruggs Band, and Eric Everett. Along with sharing your messages on our freedom wall.
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Mx. Juneteenth: A Black & Queer Liberation Celebration '22
Mx. Juneteenth is Black again! Join us for food, fun, DRAG, vendors, live music, and much more as we celebrate freedom and community.
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"A Different Fight for Freedom" Walking Tours
Walking tour of downtown highlighting the pre-Civil War contributions of African Americans in Cleveland.
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Juneteenth at the Gardens
Join the African American Cultural Gardens on June 18th for a Caravan ( decorations begin at 9 am on Wheelock Ave) followed by a family friendly program of youth talent, Juneteenth re-enactments , Children’s village, drumming and more! Free and open to the public.
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13th Annual Juneteenth African Dance & Drum Festival
Join Djapo Cultural Arts Institute for 2 days of traditional art, music and dance workshops. Enjoy workshops from Master Artists from Sénégal, Guinea, Cuba, Mali, Brazil and the United States. Vendors, Face-painters, balloon artists and art classes will be present.
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Birth of a New Legacy, Juneteenth Celebration of Art
Bold and colorful original works by 7 local African American Artists drawn together to celebrate the new Legacy of Juneteenth, Curated by LaSaundra Robinson
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From Kwanzaa to Juneteenth Celebration
Please join Hosts: Kwanza Brewer, Beverly Lloyd, and Dr. Regennia N. Williams for the “From Kwanzaa to Juneteenth Celebration” at the Cleveland History Center.
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Juneteenth Virtual Cookout
Our Juneteenth festivities kick off Saturday, June 12 at 12 p.m. with a candid conversation about owning your future in Black America with Columbia University associate professor and author John McWhorter and author and podcaster Coleman Hughes.
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Juneteenth on Buckeye
Community | Entertainment | Food | Giveaways | Vendor Village | Much More!
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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Juneteenth Celebration
Join a group of powerful and inspiring performers, including Djapo Cultural Arts Institute, Afi Scruggs, Ngina Fayola, All City Choir from Metropolitan School District, and CowPastor from Cleveland Museum of Art, for a free event on Saturday, June 19 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the Rock Hall plaza.
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Juneteenth Walking Tour: A Different Fight for Freedom
Join us downtown on Saturday, June 19th as we highlight the contributions of African Americans during the pre and post-Civil War growth of Cleveland. These 45 minute walking tours beginning at 11AM, 1PM, 2PM and 3PM.
Celebrate Juneteenth at The Box Spot! Community friendly event.
Celebrate Juneteenth at The Box Spot! Community friendly event.
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Runteenth
Courtney Covers Cleveland has teamed up with RunWithTheWinners for the 2nd Annual Runteenth on Juneteenth sponsored by Third Space Action Lab.
The event will take place Saturday, June 19, 2021. at 10am. This 5k (3 miles total) Fun Run (or Walk) was created to bring the black running community together! We will meet at the Rockefeller Park (Cultural Garden) and park in the lot across the street from the tennis courts by the pond. We will then run to the African- American Cultural garden, hear from leadership, then run back. The first 250 Runners/Walkers can sign up to receive our FREE Runteenth on Juneteenth T-shirt. All you have to do is click here!
Immediately following, we are asking you to join us at THIRD SPACE ACTION LAB! It’s going to be an afternoon of Fun, Food + Freedom-Dreaming! Following performances + discussions with the creators of the newly released In Search of the Land album, we will explore the goals + key themes of the Chocolate City Cleveland (CCC) Project: (re)Creating the Black Map of Cleveland.
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The Association of African American Cultural Gardens
Juneteenth at the African American Cultural Garden. Car decorating for the caravan will start at 9:00 a.m. and the caravan will begin promptly at 10:00 a.m. at the Past Pavillion of the African American Cultural Garden on Wheelock Ave. Grand on Wheelock Ave. Grand Marshall Harry Boomer will lead the LIVE stream celebration.
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Twelve Literary Arts tells Cleveland stories in new collaborative album
Twelve Literary Arts is preparing to release one of its most ambitious projects yet with “In Search of the Land” -- a collaborative album featuring performances by about 40 poets and musicians.
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Juneteenth Events without websites
On Friday, June 18 at 10 a.m., Cleveland Public Library will tackle the vestiges of the Confederacy. The Library will host a virtual screening of the documentary, Monumental Crossroads which explores Confederate monuments, the legacy of Southern Heritage, and its ties to slavery and white supremacy. After the screening, there will be a discussion with film director Tim van den Hoff of Gander Yonder Pictures. Register for the documentary screening and discussion.
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Monumental Crossroads: A Documentary Screening at Cleveland Public Library
On Friday, June 18 at 10 a.m., Cleveland Public Library will tackle the vestiges of the Confederacy. The Library will host a virtual screening of the documentary, Monumental Crossroads which explores Confederate monuments, the legacy of Southern Heritage, and its ties to slavery and white supremacy. After the screening, there will be a discussion with film director Tim van den Hoff of Gander Yonder Pictures. Register for the documentary screening and discussion.
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Celebrate Juneteenth with YWCA
Reparations: A Path to Healing:As we take time to celebrate Freedom Day this weekend, we are also reminded of the lasting effects of slavery in our country. This year, we are recognizing Juneteenth with discussions around the importance of reparations in 2021. Join us Thursday and Friday as we consider whether reparations for slavery are a necessity and what they could look like in our country.
JOIN MARGARET MITCHELL THURSDAY!:
Once we know how much damage has been done, how do we begin to move forward and heal? We believe that reparations are a key piece of the answer. This Thursday at 4:30 PM, join Reparations: a Path to Healing, a discussion with Margaret Mitchell and the Cleveland Public Library about the long history of reparations, how some communities have already implemented reparations on a smaller scale, and the landmark piece of legislation (House Bill 40), which, if passed, would establish a federal commission to study and develop reparations proposals and begin a national reckoning and a path towards restorative justice. Register for this important conversation here.
JOIN DR. TIFFANY MCDOWELL FRIDAY!:
On Friday, join us for the third conversation in our Go LIVE for Equity Series! Tune in on the 18th at 10:00 AM as Margaret Mitchell interviews Dr. Tiffany McDowell, the Director of YWCA Evanston's Equity Institute. We will be discussing reparations and the city of Evanston, Illinois' journey as the first U.S. city to issue slavery reparations and how YWCA Evanston helped lead the movement. Dr. McDowell is a community psychologist, researcher, and thought leader committed to identifying and eliminating systems that push people to the margins of society. She understands the multiple ways that our current structures create barriers to wellness. Dr. McDowell's passion for social justice and equity drives her approach to ensuring that all voices are valued. She has 15+ years of experience building capacity of community residents, organizations, and other stakeholders to develop strategies and action plans toward sustainable change. To register for this discussion, click here.
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Honoring Glenville: A Community Discussion at Cleveland Public Library
Cleveland Public Library will also host community discussions exploring the need to protect history. In collaboration with Shelli Reeves and Reframe History, the Library will delve into the story of Black Glenville on Tuesday, June 15 at 6:30 p.m. The program, entitled Controlled Narrative: Telling Our Own Story. A conversation about Black Glenville will focus on the importance of owning, controlling, and preserving Black history through the art of storytelling.
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Celebrate Juneteenth at the Cleveland Public Library
Cleveland Public Library will also host community discussions exploring the need to protect history. In collaboration with Shelli Reeves and Reframe History, the Library will delve into the story of Black Glenville on Tuesday, June 15 at 6:30 p.m. The program, entitled Controlled Narrative: Telling Our Own Story. A conversation about Black Glenville will focus on the importance of owning, controlling, and preserving Black history through the art of storytelling.
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Writers & Readers: John McWhorter & Coleman Hughes at Cleveland Public Library
Our Juneteenth festivities kick off Saturday, June 12 at 12 p.m. with a candid conversation about owning your future in Black America with Columbia University associate professor and author John McWhorter and author and podcaster Coleman Hughes.