WHAT:
In honor of Juneteenth National Independence Day, a federal holiday, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s Juneteenth Jubilee will be held Saturday, June 18, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Manchester Field on the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Campus. This event is free and open to the public.
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ State’s Juneteenth Jubilee will include vendors, live performances, face painting, head wrapping demonstration, music and dancing. It will also feature a showcase of Black business owners in the community.
The university intends to make the Juneteenth Jubilee an annual event.
For more information about ºìÐÓÊÓƵ State’s Juneteenth Jubilee, visit www.kent.edu/juneteenth.
WHEN:
Saturday, June 18
11 a.m.-6 p.m.
WHERE:
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ
Manchester Field (the large green space between the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Student Center and Eastway Center on the ºìÐÓÊÓƵ Campus)
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ, Ohio
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Eric Mansfield, emansfie@kent.edu, 330-672-2797
Emily Vincent, evincen2@kent.edu, 330-672-8595
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