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.

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.

Come celebrate Juneteenth natural hair show with a special guest performance, vendors, and much more.....

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.

Mx. Juneteenth is Black again! Join us for food, fun, DRAG, vendors, live music, and much more as we celebrate freedom and community.

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.

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.

Please join Hosts: Kwanza Brewer, Beverly Lloyd, and Dr. Regennia N. Williams for the “From Kwanzaa to Juneteenth Celebration” at the Cleveland History Center.

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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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.

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.

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.

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.

Join our caravan….

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.