Juneteenth
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STEM Workshops with Black at Microsoft
Time: 3:00 - 4:00PM Join us for a pair of interactive, AI-powered workshops presented by Black at Microsoft (BAM) Houston, designed to explore the legacy of Juneteenth through storytelling, creativity, and cutting-edge technology. Youth Workshop – Copilot & Culture: Freedom to Create In this hands-on session, students will use Microsoft Copilot and Surface devices to […]
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Fireside Chat with Dr. Marc Lamont Hill
Fireside Chat with Dr. Marc Lamont Hill
Time: 5:00 - 6:00PM Join us for an intimate fireside chat with Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, award-winning journalist, best-selling author, professor, and one of today’s most influential public intellectuals. Known for his sharp insight and powerful storytelling, Dr. Hill hosts BET News, TheGrio, Al Jazeera’s UpFront, and the Coffee & Books podcast. From grassroots activism […]
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Porch Talk: From Freedom to Foundation
Porch Talk: From Freedom to Foundation
Time: 6:00 - 8:00PM An immersive educational discussion on the legacy of Freedmen’s Town across the nation. Porch Talk is a program series that aims to provide an immersive educational experience through various events including panel discussions, seminars, book and film dialogue, symposiums, and artistic expressions. This panel discussion From Freedom to Foundation aims to […]
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Wellness Moment: Yoga w/ Raveen Alexis
Wellness Moment: Yoga w/ Raveen Alexis
Time: 1:00 - 2:00PM Begin your Juneteenth 160 Fest experience with an intentional moment of peace and grounding. Wellness advocate and certified yoga instructor Raveen Alexis will lead a yoga session focused on mindfulness, breath, and gentle movement to reconnect us to self and community, essential to the spirit of Building What We Started. […]
SPACE FOR US Art Exhibition + Workshop w/ Aris Kian Brown
SPACE FOR US Art Exhibition + Workshop w/ Aris Kian Brown
Time: 1:30 - 2:30PM Step into the future of freedom with Aris Kian Brown, Houston’s 2023–2025 Poet Laureate and a nationally recognized spoken word artist. Aris’s work merges poetics with protest, imagination with activism making her a powerful voice in the lineage of cultural preservation and transformation. Her powerful exhibition, "SPACE FOR US: Afrofuturism […]
Live Music by A Major Band
Live Music by A Major Band
Time: 1:30 - 2:00PM We’re turning the block all the way up with A Major Band, Houston’s go-to party band known for their high-energy sets and soulful sound. This 9-piece band brings soul, funk, and energy to keep you dancing from start to finish. It’ll be Motown meets R&B meets party time! Pull up, sing […]
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Our Road Home: Exploring Freedom
Our Road Home: Exploring Freedom
An interactive rhythmic performance created and directed by Houston artist, Jakari Sherman. Date/Time: June 20, 2025 - 7PM-8:30PM Location: Bethel Baptist Church | 801 Andrews Street, Houston, Texas 77019 Houston Freedmen’s Town Conservancy presents “Our Road Home: Exploring Freedom” - an interactive rhythmic performance created and directed by Houston artist, Jakari Sherman. Jakari is the […]
