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Sankofa Days 2023 Schedule of Activities & Events Takes Us Into

●Thursday June 8

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9AM-1PM

Canisius College

2001 Main St. Community Healing

Drumming/HealingWorkshop/Keynote/Lunch

●Wednesday June 14 5PM-7PM

Freedom Finance with KeyBankOpen Buffalo

1327 Jefferson Ave

Discover pathways to financial freedom.

7PM

Screening of 1985 Film “The Color Purple"

Ujima Company

429 Plymouth St.

Underground RailroadTours

Juneteenth Underground Railroad Tours will provide a history of the Underground Railroad and the abolition movements relevant to Buffalo, NY. The tours make stops at pertinent sites where the presenters provide information regarding it's relationship to the Underground Railroad movement. The tours include a stop at Broderick Park where a brief Memorial Ceremony is conducted. Tours are held Saturday June 17 and Sunday June 18 at 2 and 4 p.m. The buses leave from the corner of Best and Fillmore.

Juneteenth Pre-Praise and Worship

Fern. The Indinkra symbol of endurance, independence, defiance against difficulties, hardiness, perseverance, and resourcefulness.

Pre-Juneteenth Praise & Worship will take place on Friday, June 16 beginning at 5 p.m T following participants will be on the 6 to 7 p.m. line-up in Martin Luther King Jr Park set up by the statue. The objective is to set the atmosphere for the entire Juneteenth weekend. The Second hour, 6-7 pm LINEUP includes:

•MC: DJ King shad of WUFO Radio •Opening prayer •Praise and Worship: New Redirection Ministries/Remarks Bishop (Pastor) Yuseff Morris

• Pastor Tara Barlston

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● Friday June 9

12PM

Pan African Liberation Flag

Raising Ceremony

Niagara Square

Downtown Buffalo, NY

•“GIT ON DA BUS!” with Tradition Keepers: Black Storytellers of WNY, 20th Annual “Storytelling Crawl.” On Sat. June 10 board the bus at Pilgrim Baptist Church, 665 Michigan Ave. Bus leaves at 4 p.m. returns to Church @ 7 p.m. Best of Black Storytelling @ four mystery locations. For info and tickets: Karima (716)834-8438, Sharon (716)400-2826, Marilyn (716)982-1877

Urban Legacy

6PM

Burchfield Penney Art Center

1300 Elmwood Ave.

Doug Ruffin & The Buffalo History Channel (above) will present a special Juneteenth Film Screening at The Burchfield Penny Art Center as part of the Burchfield's 2nd Fridays monthly event Friday June 9th at 6pm. The film will feature 3 short films featuring highlights from the 2nd Annual Juneteenth Festival of 1977 on Jefferson Avenue filmed by James G. Pappas, Highlights from Arthur O. Eve's 1977 Mayoral campaign and The Center for Positive Thoughts

African Art Museum filmed by SunShip Communications. This is also in conjunction with Juneteenth's Sankofa Days

●Saturday June 10

1PM-3PM

The Life & Legacy of Glen Brooks Dance Performance

Concordia Cemetery

438 Walden Ave

●Sunday June 11 4PM -9PM

Culture In The Corridor

4 p.m. FEATURING Mavis

Swan Poole & Marcia Aitken in Concert at the African American Heritage Corridor Michigan at Broadway hosted by WUFO &Juneteenth Festival

●Monday June 12

5PM-7PM Buffalo Urban League 1349 Jefferson Prepare to Repair Genealogy Workshop

●Thursday June 15

5PM-7PM

AKG Grand Opening

1285 Elmwood Ave

A Night of Acoustic Poetics/ Poetry & Music

Featuring Solar, Vonetta G. Rhodes, Dayatra Amber & drummers

●Monday June 19 Niagara Falls Juneteenth Celebration 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL AT LEGEND'S PARK zens.

Among them was A. J. Smitherman, a journalist and civil rights activist, who founded The Tulsa Star, which was headquartered at 126 Greenwood Avenue. The paper reported on stories of racial violence and advocated for the rights of African-Americans. Smitherman and his family were forced to flee Oklahoma. They lost property and belongings worth more than $40,000. Further, Smitherman was charged with inciting the riot and threatened with extradition to Oklahoma. another newspaper. Andrew Jackson Smitherman ultimately mitigated to Buffalo where he published another newspaper, The Buffalo Star, later renamed the Empire Star, for nearly 30 years. He died at his desk while writing his autobiography in 1961.

For more on Mr. Smitherman read his profile at https://www.uncrownedcommunitybuilders.com written and researched by co-founder Dr.

●Wednesday June 28 5PM-7PM

Juneteenth on Jefferson 1978

Jury Specialist (Full-Time) United States District Court Rochester, New York

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