2015 Juneteenth Calendar of Events featuring 2015 Houston Mayoral Candidate Ben Hall

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upcoming “2015 juneteenth” events for TEXAS AND BEYOND & tuesday, nov. 3, 2015 city of houston election reminder

Friday, June 19, 2015 Round Rock, Texas

The Voice” Inc. and the City of Round Rock Parks and Recreation Department are joining forces again for the 7th annual free Round Rock Juneteenth Rhythm and Ribs Festival at 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Friday, June 2015, and a full day of entertainment from 2 p.m. to midnight Saturday, June 20, at the Lakeview Pavilion in Old Settlers Park located at 3300 E Palm Valley Boulevard in Round Rock, Texas. Call (512) 218-5540 for more

information on this event.

Friday, June 19, 2015 San Antonio, Texas

The San Antonio Juneteenth Association will host a “JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL” at Comanche Park #2 located at 2600 Rigsby Avenue in San Antonio Texas. This is event is FREE to attend and will feature The Zapp Band on Friday June 19th, 2015. For more information on this event call (210) 843-7805.“ACCESS TO INFORMATION IS THE KEY TO FREE-

DOM.” Freedom in 1865 meant no more slavery. Today, that freedom includes education, economics, and social opportunities. Our children need to understand the importance of Juneteenth (June 19, 1865) as the oldest known celebration of the ending of slavery here in America. The ability to access and attain information is critical to one’s overall success which includes education and our daily living experiences.

Friday, June 19, 2015 Atlanta, Georgia

From Friday, June 19, 2015 at 12:00 PM - Monday, June 22, 2015 at 12:00 AM (EDT) the 2015 Edition of the ESSENCE of JUNETEENTH: CELEBRATING the PAST PRESENT FUTURE: 150 Years Later will be hosted by NAHEMP: National Association of Hospitality Entertainment and Music Professionals in Atlanta, Georgia. For More information please call (404)671-0843 today!

Friday, June 19, 2015 Rock Hill, South Carolina

U.S. SENATOR TOM UDALL is the Democrat from New Mexico who co-sponsored S.RES. 474.

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From 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. there will be “Juneteenth Celebration” celebrating the end of slavery in the United States taking place at Fountain Park – 300 East Main in Rock Hill, South Carolina 29731. There will be plenty of food and drinks, children’s activities: crafts, games, face painting, balloon twister, and bubbles for the entire family.


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