Preserving Our Heritage and Moving it Forward
MEDIA SPONSOR
Donors
PARTNERS
Presenting partner
THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS!!!
Henry Counts
Wake County Genealogy Society
2022 CAPITAL CITY JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Rev. Robert L Hodges - Ex officio Member
Rep. Abe Jones - Ex officio Member
Sarah A. Moses - Chair & Event Organizer
Anita Pearson - Vice Chair
Earl Ijames
Andre Nabors
Jonathan Olu-Taylor
Joyce Jarrett
Charles Wright
Troy McNish
Outline of Events
Friday, June 17th
North Carolina Museum of History
5 East Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
Check periodically for updates
Saturday, June 18th
The State Capitol
1 E. Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC 27699
Check periodically for updates
Harvey Hill at
Dorothea Dix Park, Presenting Sponsor
691 Palmer Drive, Raleigh, NC 27603
1 p m - 6 pm
Bring your lawn chairs and blankets for an
afternoon of musical entertainment, vendors, guest speakers, and more
Performers & Guest Speakers
12:55 pm - Jonathan Olu-Taylor- Djembe Drummer
1:00 - Prayer and Opening Remarks
Prayer - Rev. Robert L. Hodges
Dorothea Dix Park Representative - Janet Cowell
Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin
1:20 pm - Negro Spirituals - Ms. Mary D. Williams
1:50 - Guest Speakers
The Occasion - Earl Ijames & Rep. Abe Jones
Director, City of Raleigh Museum - Ernest Dollar
NAACP - Gerald Givens, Jr.
President, M&F Bank - Mr. James Sills
2:10 pm - R&B Band - Uniquely Different Entertainment
2:40 - Guest Speakers
The Dr. E. B. Palmer Award - Sponsored by Red Hat
Finding Your Roots - Wake Co. Gen. Society &
Triangle Afro-American Historical Society
Preservation NC
3:00 pm - Blues Band - Constance Prince & the Project
3:30 - Guest Speakers
Representatives for the Ned Hunter Family Reunion
3:45 pm - Violinist - United Strings of Color and the Spoken Word
4:30 - Guest Speakers
Divine 9 - Panhellenic Council
4:50 pm - Jazz Band - The Mac Mclaughlin Group
All Faiths Chapel - Displays & Youth African Dance Groups
1030 Richardson Dr. Raleigh, NC 27603
African Dance Groups
African-American Scientists & Inventors
We Built This - Display of African - American Architects & Builders
African-American Quilters
6:00 pm - Closing - United States Colored Troops Reenactors
Sponsored by the NC African American Heritage Commission
This is a free, family-oriented event.
Although not required, registering for the event will enable us to
contact you in the event of changes due to inclement weather
Please obey all CDC recommendations for COVID-19 while attending this event
Sunday, June 19th
10:00 am Worship Service at
Historic St. Paul AME Church
402 W. Edenton Street, Raleigh, NC
Live stream @ stpaulamechurchraleighnc.org
www.facebook.com/stpaulamearaleigh/