Malden Public Schools Of Malden Massachusetts: Juneteenth Freedom Celebration On June 19

Malden MA

17 June, 2022

2:55 AM

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Press release from the Malden Public Schools of Malden Massachusetts: June 15, 2022 Dear Malden Public Schools Families and Caregivers, "We are pleased to invite you to attend our city's fifth annual Juneteenth Freedom Celebration at Lincoln Commons from 11am-3pm on Sunday, June 19th! This event is organized by MaldenCORE, with funding from the City of Malden, Mystic Valley Branch of the NAACP, and the Malden Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. You can find more details below or by RSVPing to their Facebook event here: https://fb.me/e/1JVL6ITPg Program: 11:00am Juneteenth Flag Raising ceremony, singing by Lydia Harrell 11:20am Program including yoga with Shanel Anderson, poetry by Terry Carter, drumming by Cornell Coley, a keynote by Bwann Gwann, dance by MHS student Roxane Leon, and step by Malden High's AO Step Team! Kids are invited to attend and join in arts and crafts activities at the Malden Reads and Malden Girl Scouts tents! 12:30pm Browse product vendors and community collaborator tables; enjoy the drum circle, bouncy house, henna, cornhole, other lawn games, music by DJ Tyrone Henry 1:00pm Free community lunch sourced from local businesses including Crown Fried Chicken, The Island, Soulful Cuisine, and Fresh Food Generation Thank you!" This press release was produced by the Malden Public Schools of Malden Massachusetts. The views expressed here are the author's own.