LTC 234-2021 Second Annual Juneteenth Celebration 2021MIAMI BEACH
City of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, Florido 33139, www.miamibeachfl,gov
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
234-2021 LETTER TO COMMISSION
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Mayor Dan Gelber and Members of the City Commission
Alina T. Hudak, City Managc/W
Jone 2,2021 (J7"
Second Annual Juneteenth Celebration 2021
The purpose of this Letter to Commission is to announce the cultural programming for the Miami
Beach Juneteenth Celebration.
In 2021, Miami Beach will commemorate the 156" Juneteenth Independence Day by
hosting the second annual ceremony in Pride Park. In 2020, the City planted a Rainbow
Eucalyptus tree to forever remember the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people
learned they had been emancipated and to celebrate the contributions of Miami Beach's
Black community and the influence of the Black community on Miami Beach.
City of Miami Beach will host a full day of scheduled events to include:
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Juneteenth: Discussing the History, Meaning and How Its Celebrated
Tuesday,06/15/21
6PM
Streamed via the City of Miami Beach Facebook Page
Janey Tate, Editor in Chief, Hylo News Miami
Kunya Rowley, Founder and Artistic Director of Hued Songs
Dr. Robert Morris, Professor, Broward College
Juneteenth Celebrations-City of Miami Beach (miamibeachfl.gov)
Juneteenth Day of Freedom
Saturday,06/19/21
9-10AM
Pride Park at the Rainbow Eucalyptus tree, 1809 Meridian Avenue, Miami Beach, FL
Egyptia Green- 14-year-old Miami Beach resident who held weekly Black Lives Matter
demonstrations, every Sunday in Miami Beach, for a year.
Leandra Hall -- Miami Beach resident and high school senior, won the 2021 Miami
Herald Silver Knight for vocational technical for creating AfroTechie when she saw
minority kids lacked access to STEM education.
R e n o w n P o e t R e b e cca "B u tt e rf ly " V a u g h n s
p e te r Lo n d o n D a n c e C o m p a n y - Member of the prestigious Salon at The Betsy Hotel
and acclaimed multi-cultural contemporary dance company.
New World School of the Arts High School Jazz Band
Juneteenth Celebrations- City of Miami Beach (miamibeachfl.gov)
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Hungry Black Man Juneteenth Food & Music Festival
Saturday,06/19/21
12-6PM
North Beach Bandshell Sand Bowl, 7275 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33141
Celebrate 156 years of American freedom with amazing food, music, games and fun
under the sun! Bring your appetite to sample an array of Black American and vegan soul
food as well as Afro-Caribbean favorites, and then dance the afternoon away to the
sounds of a dynamic music set as the kids enjoy the interactive children's play village.
Hungry Black Man Juneteenth Food & Music Festival Tickets, Sat, Jun 19, 2021 at 12:00
PM I Eventbrite
Hued Songs presents The Juneteenth Experience
Saturday, 06/19/21
6:30-9 PM
North Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33141
Freedom Through Expression - Song/dance and spoken word.
Words of freedom, what does freedom look like, what does freedom sound like, how
does freedom manifest itself in the body.
Kunya Rowley's (Founder of Hued Songs and Miami Music Manager, Miami
Foundation) "My Black Body Is".
The Juneteenth Experience Tickets, Sat, Jun 19,2021 at 6:30 PM I Eventbrite
For more information, please contact Lissette Garcia Arrogante, Director, Tourism and
Culture at lissettearrogante@miamibeachfl_goy or x26597.
cc: Marcia Monserrat, Chief of Staff, City Manager
Lissette Garcia Arrogante, Director, Tourism and Culture Department
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Join th e C ity of Mi ami Beach as w e com m emor ate Juneteenth
and celebrate the achievements of the 3lock comm unity
Saturday, June 19, 2021
9A M to 1'A M
Prude Park
18 09 Meridian Avenue ] M iami Beach FL
The event w ill also be streamed live on the city's Facebook
account at www.facebook.com/CityofMiamiBeach
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