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D.C. Statehood Green Party
http://www.dcstatehoodgreen.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, June 6, 2005
Contact: Vance Levy, 301-891-3095, juneteenth@head-roc.com
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION IN D.C. ON JUNE 19 TO FEATURE AN ARRAY OF LOCAL
TALENT
Afternoon of music, speakers, remembrance, and
fellowship will commemorate the day that the Emancipation Proclamation
was finally enacted for all African Americans.
Event: Juneteenth Celebration and D.C. Music
Festival
Date: Sunday, June 19, 2005
Time: 12 noon to 5 p.m. (setup at 9 a.m.)
Location: African American Civil War Memorial, U Street and Vermont
Avenue, NW in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Juneteenth Celebration and
D.C. Music Festival, set for June 19, 2005 in Washington, D.C., will
commemorate the 140th anniversary of the day, June 19, 1865, when Union
troops reached Galveston, Texas to establish the Emancipation
Proclamation as law in the last state of Confederate rebellion -- 2½
years after the date of the Emancipation Proclamation (January 1, 1863).
"Juneteenth Celebration organizers will bring
members of the community together at the African American Civil War
Memorial to celebrate and reflect on this historical event, and to draw
connections between emancipation and current movements in the
majority-black District of Columbia for D.C. statehood and voting
representation in Congress," said Head-Roc, musical artist and
organizer of the event.
The afternoon of music, DJs, speakers, remembrance,
and fellowship will be hosted by Jared Ball of Blackademics on WPFW. The
event is being organized by the African American Civil War Museum, D.C.
Statehood Green Party, Head-Roc.com, Upset The Setup, members of Empower
D.C., Left Turn Magazine, Organized C.O.U.P, Thermite Records, Jubilant
Sound, and Abdir-Rahim Muhammad of The Hung Tao Choi Mei Leadership
Institute, in association with the African American Civil War Memorial.
Scheduled musical performers include:
• The Head-Roc War Machine
• Mello D and The Rados
• Machetres
• DJ Sam "The Man" Burns
• Flash Gordan
• DJ Curtis Lee
• DJ Stylus
• DJ Dub
• DJ Vince Brown
• The Lucky Lions Martial Arts Troop
Scheduled speakers:
• Hari Jones, Curator, African American Civil War
Museum
• Members of Empower D.C.
• Abdur Rahim Muhammed
• Rami Elamine, Left Turn Magazine
• Luci Murphy, Alternate Roots
• Rick Tingling-Clemmons, D.C. Statehood Green Party
• Ayo Handy Kendi, African American Holiday Association
MORE INFORMATION
Head-Roc.com
http://head-roc.com
Information about Juneteenth
http://www.juneteenth.com
This advisory was forwarded by the D.C. Statehood Green Party
http://www.dcstatehoodgreen.org
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