U.S. Senators
...who CO-SPONSORED
upcoming “2015 juneteenth” events for TEXAS AND BEYOND & tuesday, nov. 3, 2015 city of houston election reminder JUNETEENTH IS CELEBRATED AROUND THE WORLD
Thursday, June 11, 2015 Des Moines, Iowa
At 6:00 P.M. on Thursday, June 11, 2015 a “Red Carpet Recep-
tion” takes place, with a “Community Builders Appreciation Banquet” shortly to follow at 7:00 P.M., all hosted by the Iowa Juneteenth Observance. Juneteenth is an official state observance held annually in Iowa on the third Saturday in June. The Iowa Juneteenth Observance’s mission is to educate Iowans on, and promote, the Juneteenth holiday in the state of Iowa; to
commemorate the end to slavery in America. And highlight the economic, political, social efforts of African-Americans; an opportunity to reach out to all Iowans in a mutual celebration of freedom. Visit www.iowajuneteenth.org for more information.
Thursday, June 11-14, 2015 Atlanta, Georgia
The Juneteenth Atlanta Parade and Music Festival will take place at Mozley Park located at 1565 Martin Luther King Jr.Drive, NW Atlanta, Georgia 30314.
To learn more call (404) 546-6744; or visit
www.juneteenthatl.com for more information on this event.
Saturday, June 13, 2015 District Heights, Maryland
-- U.S. SENATOR SHERROD BROWN is the Democrat from Ohio who co-sponsored S.RES. 474.
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From 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. on Saturday, June 13, 2015 The Prince George’s County Department of Parks and Recreation will be celebrating their “8TH ANNUAL JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION” at Walker Mill Regional Park located at 8840 Walker Mill Road in District Heights, Maryland 20747. For more information, call (301)446-3232. Save the Date! This is a FREE family event open to the public, and will be held rain or shine. This event is part of an ongoing mission to provide exciting and unique cultural programming to county residents.