Juneteenth 2024
Thank you everyone for a wonderful event
Thanks to our Sponsors
Child Abuse and Prevention Assoc. (CAPA)
Comcast
Community Services League
Health Forward
Independence Chamber of Commerce
Independence Rotary Club
Independence Ministerial Alliance
Independence Square Association
Local Investment Commission (LINC)
PNC
Spire Foundation
Truman Heartland Community Foundation
Two monuments about The Neck neighborhood dedicated June 15
Great Music
LeVelle
The music headliner for the Juneteenth Celebration will be LeVelle an R&B/ Neo-Soul artist and songwriter from Kansas City.
Sensational Wonders
The Kansas City group was founded in 1963 and are well-known performers.
JahVellen"J-R Saxophonic
A Kansas City native whose musical journey has led to massive success as a musician, live-streaming virtuoso, and content creator. JahVelle is among TikTok's top 100 Black Creators with over 240 thousand followers.
Lori Tucker & Millie Edwards
These two favorite local vocalists will be on hand to help us celebrate
Free movie: I’m So Glad
Showing at 6:30 pm in the Pharaoh Theater
Kansas City FilmFest International 2024 Winner
Best Heartland Documentary feature
Kansas City is known for its jazz and blues. But the same forces that shaped those American art forms also led to the development of Black Gospel music.
Our region's gospel blues have a rich but largely overlooked history. In fact, historians say gospel music may be the best window through which to view the development of the Black community in and around Kansas City, MO, and its roots in pre-Civil War Kansas.
The film explores this rich legacy: featuring the music and the stories of the region's pioneering greats. Interviews with historians and scholars reveal a musical and cultural history never presented before.
Food * Music * Movie * Booths
