NAAM’s JUNETEENTH WEEK
The Northwest African American Museum presented Juneteenth Week, a curated week of programs that commenced on Sunday, June 12 and concluded on Juneteenth (June 19) with a Juneteenth Skate Party & Community Day. Juneteenth Week was sponsored by Amazon, Public Health-Seattle King County, Boeing, Starbucks, T-Mobile Foundation, University of Washington Department of Athletics, and 4Culture, with community partners such as the OL Reign, Sounders FC, Rave Foundation, and Roll Around Seatown, and the Blk Freedom Collective.
We are grateful to our host of enthusiastic partners, presenters, volunteers, vendors, and the generous support of major sponsor Amazon. NAAM and our community, together, advanced justice and equity, cultivated educational empowerment, and centered and celebrated Black history, art, and culture. Please join us in collectively celebrating a successful Juneteenth Week!
Scroll down for a full list of our Juneteenth programs!
JUNETEENTH WEEK PROGRAMS
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Day 1 - Sunday, June 12
Interactive Storytime & Art Session
Enjoy an online reading of “All Different Now” by Angela Johnson with host Steve Zakuani from the Sounders FC. The program featured an interactive art activity with local artist Jeremy Bell. Art supplies were distributed on June 11 from 1:00PM to 3:00PM at the Northwest African American Museum.
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Day 2 - Wednesday, June 15
Youth Night at NewHolly Field
NAAM, the RAVE Foundation and Sounders FC along with the Seattle Housing Authority hosted Juneteenth Youth Night in celebration of two new, turf mini soccer fields coming to NewHolly’s Central Park! The day featured books & balls activations, food vendors, soccer activities, and more.
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Day 3- Saturday, June 18
ACE Performance at OL Reign Match
NAAM’s African American Cultural Ensemble sang the Black National Anthem and National Anthem at the Juneteenth OL Reign Game!
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Day 4 - Juneteenth Celebration
Juneteenth Celebration: Skate Party & Community Day
Sponsored by Amazon, Boeing, and Starbucks, NAAM hosted a Skate Party with complimentary skate rental, a community day featuring local Black-owned vendors and food trucks, family friendly activities, music and so much more. It was the ultimate Juneteenth immersive experience!
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Day 4 - Sunday, June 19
JUNETEENTH "The Songs of Black Folk" Music of Resistance and Hope & KIP Book Giveaway
On Sunday June 19th at 6:00 pm at the McCaw Hall, ONE SEATTLE presented an historic musical event to recognize the inaugural federal celebration of the Juneteenth holiday and NAAM joined to host a Knowledge is Power Book Giveaway.
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Day 4: Blk Freedom Collective "We The People" Virtual Program
The Blk Freedom Collective presented a national virtual Juneteenth program entitled “We the People”. NAAM joined forces with 11 Black museums nationwide to create an educational and inspiring program based on the United States Constitution’s Preamble.
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER JUNETEENTH READING LIST
Book Recommendations for Elementary, Middle School and High School Students
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Free At Last: A Juneteenth Poem by Sojourner Kincaide Rolle
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All Different Now by Angela Johnson
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Opal Lee and What It Means to be Free by Alice Faye Duncan
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Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome
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Almost to Freedom by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
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Why Not You by Ciara and Russell Wilson
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Born on the Water by Nikole Hannah Jones
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The Story of Juneteenth by Aliyah Agostini
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ABCs of Black History by Rio Cortez
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The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story by Nikole Hannah-Jone
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On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon Reed
Juneteenth Week Title Sponsor
Thank You Juneteenth Week Partnering Sponsors
Thank You Juneteenth Week Partners
Seattle Sounders FC, Rave Foundation, Seattle Mariners, T-Mobile, Common Power, Public Health Seattle-King County, Roll Around Seatown, Blk Freedom Collective, One Seattle, Lyft, CBRE, University of Washington Black Graduate Students Association, University of Washington Student Athletes of Color, Rainier Scholars, GirlTrek, Museum of Flight, Kaiser Permanente, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Seattle Parks and Recreation Rec’N the Streets