“Today on Juneteenth, the day we celebrate the end of slavery, the day we memorialize those who offered us hope for the future and the day when we renew our commitment to the struggle for freedom.” – Angela Davis
Today, we honor 160 years of freedom from slavery. On this day in 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, delivering long-overdue news of emancipation to hundreds of thousands of enslaved Black people—marking the official end of chattel slavery in the United States.
Join in the celebration by attending these local events:
- MOPOP: Never Turn Back: Echoes of African American Music
- Made Space Seattle: Melanated Market x Mixer
- Kings County Equity Now + Africatown Community Land Trust: Juneteenth Freedom Festival
- Town Hall Seattle: Dr. Jessica B. Harris Braided Heritage Book Event
- NAAM: Juneteenth, A Movement for Joy
- Seattle Juneteenth: Honoring Black Economic Freedom
- The 24th Annual Juneteenth Celebration at Rainer Beach Community Center
- The Scene: Juneteenth in South Park
- Juneteenth Celebration at Othello Park
- The City of Seattle: Creamy Cone Cafe Juneteenth Celebration
- No Healing, No Peace- A Juneteenth Walking Meditation at MLK Memorial Park
- The Griot Party Unity Experience at Broadway Performance Hall
- Juneteenth Celebration: A Road to Economic Freedom at Stewart Heights Park, Tacoma
- Langston: #TheBlackOut Juneteenth Showcase Comedy Show, June 20th
- Studio Saturdays Juneteenth, June 21st
- Songs of Black Folk Symphony and Chorus- A Juneteenth Celebration: Music of Resistance and Hope, June 22nd
Celebrate Juneteenth from home by:
- Baking a red velvet cake
- Watch a Ryan Coogler movie marathon, (Fruitvale Station, Black Panther, and Sinners—now on digital)
- Order a book by a Black author from Estelita’s Library
- Invest your time in a mindfulness practice that centers your freedom
- Light some candles around your space from Noir Lux
- Listen to Sankofa Impact’s Juneteenth playlist (and donate on our website!)
Happy Juneteenth!
