Today is Juneteenth, a day recognized as the most popular celebration of the emancipation of slavery in the United States. Despite the abolition of slavery years sooner, it wasn’t until the day that came to mark Juneteenth, June 19, 1865, that the military came to Texas to enforce the end of slavery. It’s been said that it was not until Juneteenth, two years after they’d been freed by federal law, that the enslaved were made aware of their freedom. Rep. Al Edwards, who first made Juneteenth an official state holiday in Texas in 1979 said this: “Every year we must remind successive generations that this event triggered a series of events that one by one defines the challenges and responsibilities of successive generations. That’s why we need this holiday.” Juneteenth is a day, a week, or in some places a month, to reflect and rejoice, a time for assessment and self-improvement.
So Happy Juneteenth to you all, and to all the non-black allies who wish to participate in any of today’s 90+ events, it’s important to respect today as a celebration of our black communities and to maintain this thoughtfulness as you move through your day. All of the events listed below are black led events and you can find out more about each of them by swiping through the flyers on the @justiceforgeorgenyc instagram page.
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BROOKLYN:
10 a.m. Grand Army Plaza – Celebration & Rally
10:30 a.m. Machate Circle – 5K Run
11 a.m. Fort Greene Park – Layout
12 p.m. Brooklyn Museum – Protest, Vigil & March
12 p.m. Grand Army Plaza – Drive by
12 p.m. Barclays Center – Rally & March
1 p.m. DeKalb & South Oxford – Sidewalk Talk
1 p.m. New Lots 3 Train – Remembrance (Wear Red) Walk to New York African Burial Ground
1 p.m. Brooklyn Museum – Bike
1 p.m. Kaiser Park – Sustain & Heal
1 p.m. Prospect Park (Lincoln Road) – Celebration
2 p.m. Nostrand Ave & Farragut Rd – When Mother’s Cry March
2 p.m. 155 Bay St – BBQ & Rally
2 p.m. Barclays Center – Rally & Art
2 p.m. Grand Army Plaza – Celebration
2 p.m. McCarren Park – Public Forum
2 p.m. Camden Plaza – Rally & March
2:30 p.m. 317 Hoyt – Rally
2:30 p.m. Flatbush Ave & Empire Blvd – March
3 p.m. Grand Army Plaza – Demonstration
3 p.m. 300 Ashland Pl – Music Protest
3:30 p.m. Eastern Pkwy & Utica Ave – When Mother’s Cry March
4 p.m. Tillary St & Boerum Pl – Memorial
4 p.m. Irving Square – March & Celebration
4 p.m. Myrtle Ave & Broadway – Juneteenth Jubilee & Jam
4 p.m. Grand Army Plaza – March, Rally & Drum Circle
4 p.m. Fort Greene Park – Vigil
4:30 p.m. Fort Greene Park – Safe Space
4:30 p.m. Malcolm X Blvd & Macon St – Drum Walk
4:30 p.m. 369 New Lots Ave – Walk
4:30 p.m. Herbert Von King Park – Protest & Picnic
5:15 p.m. 450 Clarkson Ave (SUNY Downstate Medical) – Vigil
6 p.m. Barclays – Celebrate
6 p.m. Brooklyn Bridge Park – March
6 p.m. Grand Army Plaza – March
6:15 p.m. 1368 Fulton St – 5K Run/Bike to Fort Greene Park
7 p.m. St. Johns Pl & Franklin Ave – Open Mic
7 p.m. McCarren Park – Celebrate & Learn
7 p.m. Brooklyn Library – John Batiste WE ARE
7:45 p.m. Prospect Park – Vigil
8 p.m. Brooklyn Museum – Bike
MANHATTAN:
10 a.m. 60 W 129th St. – Celebrate
10 a.m. Washington Square Park – March
10 a.m. Tweed Courthouse – Protest
11 a.m. 125th St. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Building – SILENT MARCH to Seneca Village
11:30 a.m. Chambers St & Broadway – protest
12 p.m. ACP – Walk
12 p.m. Seneca Village Site – March
12 p.m. Harriet Tubman Memorial – March
1 p.m. Alamo Cube – March
1 p.m. Central Park North 110th St – Celebration & Healing
1 p.m. 142nd & Broadway – Celebrate
1 p.m. Columbus Circle – March
1 p.m. St. Nicholas Park – Celebrate
1 p.m. Gracie Mansion – protest
1:30 p.m. W 97th & Amsterdam PS 163 – Rally
1:11 p.m. Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Plaza – Wellness Walk Bring Your Yoga Mat
2 p.m. City Hall – March
2 p.m. North Meadow – Celebration
2 p.m. Marcus Garvey Park – Celebration
2 p.m. Harlem Hops 2268 ACP Blvd – Bike
3 p.m. 110th & Malcolm X Blvd – Celebration
3:30 p.m. Washington Square Park – Celebration
4 p.m. Riverside Park on 85th – Children’s Book Reading
4 p.m. West Harlem Piers – March and Rally
6 p.m. Carl Schurz – Storytime
6:30 p.m. Marcus Garvey Amphitheater – Protest
7 p.m. Washington Square Park – Protest
7:15 p.m. Mitchel Square Park – 5K Run
QUEENS:
11 a.m. 80th & 37th Ave – March
12 p.m. 109-50 Merrick Blvd – Car Protest
12:30 p.m. Ascan Ave & Austin St. – Chalk Writing
1 p.m. 83rd St & Roosevelt – March
1 p.m. 87-17 Sutphin Blvd – March
2 p.m. Jamaica Multiplex – March
3 p.m. 115th Ave & 221 St. – Prayerful March
3:30 p.m. PS1 MoMA – Children’s March & FREE Poster Making
4 p.m. Flushing Meadows Park – Rejuvenate & Celebrate
8:30 p.m. St. Michael’s Park – Vigil
BRONX:
12 p.m. Community Board 12 – Rally
3 p.m. Soundview Park – Protest
5 p.m. Middletown Road & Stadium Ave – Bike
STATEN ISLAND:
12 p.m. 230 Broad St – Burgers & Ballots
2 p.m. Clove Lakes Park – Youth Picnic
2 p.m. Victory Blvd & Bay St. – March
Cover photo by Leonardo March (@mneyid).
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