Moorestown Juneteenth To Feature Live Music, Family Fun, Black-Owned Businesses
Moorestown is readying to celebrate the national holiday, which commemorates the end of chattel slavery in the United States. The fifth-annual celebration of Juneteenth, the end of chattel slavery in the United States, is set to take place in Moorestown, NJ. The event will feature live music, family fun, live performances, poetry, community art making, a bounce house, and family-friendly activities. Food and vendor offerings will be provided by some of the township's Black-owned businesses. The Perkins Center for the Arts is hosting the event in conjunction with local nonprofit Moore Unity and Curate Noir, a Black-based gift shop located at Moorestown Mall. This year, the Juneteenth planter will feature tiles created by community members to commemorate Juneteenth. Juneteenth commemorates the nation's last enslaved people becoming free in 1865.
Published : 10 months ago by Josh Bakan in Business
MOORESTOWN, NJ — Moorestown is readying to celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of chattel slavery in the United States.
Moorestown's fifth-annual Juneteenth event will feature music and dance performers, poetry, community art making, a bounce house and family-friendly activities. Food and vendor offerings will be provided by some of the township's Black-owned businesses. The event runs from 2-5 p.m. Saturday at Perkins Center for the Arts (395 Kings Hwy.). The arts center is hosting Moorestown Juneteenth in conjunction with local nonprofit Moore Unity and Curate Noir, a Black-owned gift shop located at Moorestown Mall.
"This year we will dedicate the Juneteenth planter that will feature tiles created by community members to form a beautiful design commemorating the celebration of Juneteenth in Moorestown," says the event posting. Juneteenth commemorates the nation's last enslaved people becoming free in 1865, when Union troops reached Texas and informed them that the Civil War had ended. Celebrations date back to 1866, but Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021.
Topics: Social Issues, African American, Holidays, Juneteenth