Council Member Farah N. Louis addresses city corridor in Brooklyn on Metropolis of Sure for Housing Alternative in July 2024.
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Brooklyn Council Member Farah N. Louis will host Juneteenth Vacation, June 19, Juneteenth Annual Central Brooklyn Celebration & Teen Entrepreneur Expo at Brooklyn Public Library, 10 Grand Military Plaza, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
“Come have fun Juneteenth with performances by Phresher and different organizations,” Louis, the daughter of Haitian and Bahamian immigrants, who represents the forty fifth Council District in Brooklyn, informed Caribbean Life on Tuesday.
“Take pleasure in youth entrepreneurship showcases, instructional actions, and vibrant cultural programming on the steps of the Brooklyn Public Library,” she added.
Louis stated she was “honored to hitch within the observance of Juneteenth, a day representing our historic battle and collective progress.
“Our annual recognition of the ending of slavery is proof of the advances we have now made within the significance of our emancipation,” she stated. “Our ancestors blazed a path to freedom, and it’s our accountability to hold that torch ahead by participating our younger individuals on this historical past.
“Juneteenth not solely commemorates our historical past but in addition strengthens our understanding of our tradition, and I am privileged to have the chance to allow future generations to withstand repression and work in the direction of important progress in our personal communities,” Louis continued.
Different Juneteenth Celebrations
Juneteenth NYC Sixteenth Annual Juneteenth Celebration, Saturday, June 14, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Gershwin Park, 871 Vermont St., Brooklyn, NY, 11207: Be part of group members for a daylong celebration of freedom, tradition, and resilience with a vibrant children zone, native distributors, performances, and extra, throughout New York Metropolis.
Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/Sixteenth-annual-juneteenth-festival-summit-free-festival-concert-in-bklyn-tickets-1132615707069?aff=oddtdtcreator
BRIC Rejoice Brooklyn: Third Annual Juneteenth within the Park, Thursday, June 19, doorways open at 5 p.m., present begins at 6 p.m., Lena Horne Bandshell, 141 Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, NY 11215: Expertise an unforgettable night time of Black freedom and creativity, hosted by Louis and Chris Banks.
The occasion, which options funk powerhouse Ghost-Word, readings from Voices of a Individuals’s Historical past, and a Houston-inspired DJ set by Flash Gordon Parks, is free and open to the general public.
Register: https://bricartsmedia.org/occasion/bric-celebrate-brooklyns-Third-annual-juneteenth-in-the-park/
Juneteenth Meals Competition at Weeksville, Thursday, June 19, 2025, midday – 8 p.m., Weeksville Heritage Middle, 158 Buffalo Ave., Brooklyn, NY, 11213: Black-Owned Brooklyn and Weeksville Heritage Middle returns with the fourth annual Juneteenth Meals Competition.
The occasion options 29 Black-owned eateries and cooks, reside music by DJ Spinna, youth performances, and cultural distributors.
It’s a soulful culinary journey by Black Diasporic meals traditions in considered one of Brooklyn’s most historic Black communities.
