FREEDOM DAY
JUNE 17, 2023
NOON - 5PM
THREE LOCATIONS ON THE MORRISTOWN GREEN
MORRISTOWN, NJ
Live Music & Vendors on Pioneer Plaza
Enjoy entertainment and vendors on Pioneer Plaza! Local artists, steppers and more will grace the stage. The Kofi and Sankofa Drum & Dance Ensemble will give a festive master drum and dance experience that will take attendees back to Africa. you don't want to miss this and other special performances.
Atlantic Health
System Wellness & Career Pavilion
Out title sponsor Atlantic Health System will be providing information about how to promote a healthy lifestyle. Visit the Atlantic Health and Careers Pavilion to find out more about this and their 1,800 job openings!
Children's Pavilion
on The Green
Bring your children to enjoy face painting, balloons, crafts, free book giveaways and more!
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FREE FOOD
TRUCK VOUCHER
Families! Don't forget to sign up for your free food truck voucher at juneteenthmorris.eventbrite.com
THERE ARE A FEW VENDOR SPOTS LEFT!
JUNETEENTH CONVERSATIONS
Presbyterian Church Chapel
57 East Park Place, Morristown, NJ
A Morristown native, Ford will discuss her book Go Back and Get It: A Memoir of Race, Inheritance and Intergenerational Healing. She will highlight the meaning of Juneteenth and shed light on the countless number of Black Americans who descended from slavery including her great grandmother who was the last of six children born to a Louisiana cotton broker and the enslaved woman he received as a wedding gift.
Go Back and Get It: A Memoir of Race, Inheritance and Intergenerational Healing
12:30pm-1:15pm
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The African American Patient Experience- How To Be An Advocate for Yourself
Sponsored by the African American Business Resource Group at Atlantic Health System
2pm-3pm
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Dionne. Ford
Christina Johnson, MD, PhD
Karlene Williams, MD
Jessica Bedele, DO
Shaun Adair, MD
Join the conversation on patient advocacy with a panel of physicians from Atlantic Health. They will share tips and strategies on how African Americans can advocate for themselves in a patient encounter and discuss how the African American community can support systemic solutions including increased involvement in clinical research and expanding the number of African Americans who pursue careers in healthcare.
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Juneteenth: Celebrating and Defining Our Freedom and Our Humanity
4:15pm-5pm
This Juneteenth presentation invites you to consider how people of African descent in this country, from centuries of enslavement to the present, have used our agency, intellect and creativity to define, demand, and celebrate our individual humanity and communal life. Presented by Dr. Lillian Edwards, Professor Emerita of History & Africana Studies at Drew University
Dr. Lillian Edwards
The Juneteenth Festival of Morris County, June 17, 2023, Noon - 5pm
FREEDOM DAY
The Juneteenth Festival of Morris County is a lively event created for all families to celebrate the resilience, solidarity, history and culture of the Black community. The day includes live performances by The Kofi and Sankofa Drum & Dance Ensemble, local artists, and a tribute to famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass, who made a historic visit to Morristown, NJ in 1865. Enjoy vendors, community resource tables, DJ sets, food, the Atlantic Health pavilion and a main stage filled with live entertainment.
The Juneteenth Festival of Morris County, June 17, 2023, Noon - 5pm
FREEDOM DAY
The Juneteenth Festival of Morris County is a lively event created for all families to celebrate the resilience, solidarity, history and culture of the Black community. The day includes live performances by The Kofi and Sankofa Drum & Dance Ensemble, local artists, and a tribute to famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass, who made a historic visit to Morristown, NJ in 1865. Enjoy vendors, community resource tables, DJ sets, food, the Atlantic Health pavilion and a main stage filled with live entertainment.
The Juneteenth Festival of Morris County, June 17, 2023, Noon - 5pm
FREEDOM DAY
The Juneteenth Festival of Morris County is a lively event created for all families to celebrate the resilience, solidarity, history and culture of the Black community. The day includes live performances by The Kofi and Sankofa Drum & Dance Ensemble, local artists, and a tribute to famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass, who made a historic visit to Morristown, NJ in 1865. Enjoy vendors, community resource tables, DJ sets, food, the Atlantic Health pavilion and a main stage filled with live entertainment.
FREEDOM DAY
June 17, 2023, Noon - 5pm
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Presented by the Sankofa Heritage Collective of Morris County and partners, the Juneteenth Festival of Morris County is a lively event created for all families to celebrate the resilience, solidarity, history and culture of the Black community. The day includes live performances by The Kofi and Sankofa Drum & Dance Ensemble, local artists, and a tribute to famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass, who made a historic visit to Morristown, NJ in 1865. Enjoy vendors, community resource tables, DJ sets, food, the Atlantic Health pavilion and a main stage filled with live entertainment.
ABOUT
FREEDOM DAY
June 17, 2023, Noon - 5pm
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Presented by the Sankofa Heritage Collective of Morris County and partners, the Juneteenth Festival of Morris County is a lively event created for all families to celebrate the resilience, solidarity, history and culture of the Black community. The day includes live performances by The Kofi and Sankofa Drum & Dance Ensemble, local artists, and a tribute to famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass, who made a historic visit to Morristown, NJ in 1865. Enjoy vendors, community resource tables, DJ sets, food, the Atlantic Health pavilion and a main stage filled with live entertainment.
FREE LUNCH
Thanks to our sponsors, you can enjoy a free meal at one of our food trucks. Sign up by clicking the link below.
BRANFORD HAYES QUARTET
LYNETTE SHEARD LIVE
UNITY STEPPERS
FACE PAINTING
LIVE DJ
ATLANTIC HEALTH SYSTEM WELLNESS & CAREER PAVILION
CALVARY BAPTIST LITURGICAL DANCERS
CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES
SANKOFi DRUM & DANCE ENSEMBLE
RESOURCE TABLES
FOOD TRUCKS
BOOK GIVEWAY
SLAM POET THOMAS TRE GILBERT
JUNETEENTH WEEKEND
CONTACT US
For any inquiries, questions fill out the form or write sankofamorris@gmail.com