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Juneteenth at Homewood: Expressions of Freedom
Take a mid-day break to celebrate Juneteenth with the Billie Holiday Center for Liberation Arts, in partnership with the Homewood Museum and the Center for Africana Studies. From 12 – 2 pm on the Homewood Museum lawn, enjoy free food, history, and fellowship, honoring the freedom dreams, struggles, and triumphs of Baltimore’s Black ancestors. This luncheon is generously sponsored by the Office of the Dean, Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.
Location: The Beach, Homewood Campus
3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore , Maryland 21218
June 17, 2022 @ 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Program Outline
| 12 pm | Lunch service begins |
| 12:15 | Invitation to gather: Talking drum circle |
| 12:25 | Historical groundings: Juneteenth history and libation |
| 12:35 | Body freedom: West African and Black Maryland praise dancing |
| 12:55 | Thought freedom: Spoken word performance by youth poets |
| 1:10 | Political freedom: Keynote on ‘Freedom, Power, and Love in Black Struggle’ in Baltimore |
| 1:30 | Culture freedom: Club DJ meets Djembe – a festival of Black sound, soul, and joy |
| 2:00 | Lunch service concludes |
Free