From noon until 5 PM

At AAHMSNJ Atlantic City (Noyes Arts Garage of Stockton University)

2200 Fairmount Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401

Admission is FREE. Donations are encouraged.

The African American Heritage Museum of Southern New Jersey (AAHMSNJ) will host a 2-day Juneteenth celebration on June 19th and 20th from noon to 5 PM at AAHMSNJ in the Noyes Arts Garage (2200 Fairmount Avenue in Atlantic City). 

Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, commemorates of the end of chattel slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, the words of freedom reached the enslaved in Galveston, Texas, announcing their emancipation, even though they had been freed on January 1, 1863. With that word came a change in our nation and the larger world. Every American who believes in freedom has cause to celebrate the formal end of slavery in the United States by observing Juneteenth.

This year’s event will feature two full days of guest speakers, performances, pop-up exhibitions, and as well as continuous shopping from local arts vendors and black-owned businesses. Food will be available to order from Zoagie's food truck.

Speakers include: 

• Yolanda Mellville, General Counsel and Director of Community Engagement, NJ Attorney General's Office
• Dr. Thelma Witherspoon, Hamilton Township Committee Person
  Kaleem Shabaaz
• Michelle Washington Wilson, Storyteller
• Rev. David Mallory
• Ralph Hunter, AAHMSNJ Founder & CEO
• Virginia Smilac
• Sandy Backoulas Tello

Emcees for Friday and Saturday's programs will be Brian Jackson and Tamar LaSure Owens, respectively.  Tony Day Trio will perform on Friday. Eddie Morgan will provide music for Saturday's festivities.