You are invited to the
Fort Greene Association’s Juneteenth Celebration, Special Presentation and Reception
Sponsored by Long Island University’s Brooklyn Campus in association with Soul of Brooklyn Week
Monday, June 20th
6PM - 9:30PM
1 University Plaza (corner of DeKalb and Flatbush Avenues)
Health Sciences Building, Room 107
(The Health Sciences Building is labeled “2″ on the campus map)
Join us as we commemorate African-American freedom and honor the Fort Greene Association’s [FGA] 2011 Black History Month Honorees who’ve made their mark in and around Fort Greene:
•4W Circle Founders: Lois Bell, Sheila Kennedy, Selma Jackson, and Acquenetta Russell Browne
•Yvette Mayo
•Marian Anderson
•Danny Mixon
•Sadiq L. Bellamy
•Moshood
•Brenda Brunson-Bey
•Bilal & Ibon Muhammad
•Leroy Campbell
•Mary Pinkett
•Laurie Cumbo
•Lisa Price
•Eva Daniels
•Herbert Scott-Gibson
•Councilman James E Davis
•Susan Smith McKinney, M.D,
•Dr. Josephine English
•Hiram S. Thomas
•James Forten
•Florence Timothy
•Jamel Gaines
•Rasheik Trammell
•Sherman Jones
•The Joseph Brothers: Cernol, Fequiere, and Scern
•Ruth West
•Dahved Levy
•Richard Wright
All are welcome to attend, admission is free - space is limited RSVP today via the Fort Greene Association Facebook event page http://on.fb.me/lSSJT0
Please be advised, photo identification is need to enter LIU Brooklyn Campus.
For more information about public programs at LIU Brooklyn email [email protected]
So you ask, what is Juneteenth?
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.
From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond.
Today Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement.
In cities across the country, people of all races, nationalities and religions are joining hands to truthfully acknowledge a period in our
history that shaped and continues to influence our society today.
Excerpted from www.Juneteenth.com
The Fort Greene Association, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, operating as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization that supports and works in concert with the many other fine organizations that make our community so special and vital. Please visit www.historicfortgreene.org to learn more about our organization.
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