This year, WBOK will commemorate Juneteenth, their inaugural city-wide celebration, with the Juneteenth Freedom Fest. This festival will celebrate the culture and spirit of those enslaved peoples, their fight for freedom, equal rights and equitable treatment in all areas of life. Enjoy shopping, music, food, celebration, and dialogue
When:
Sunday, June 19, 2022
11am – 6pm
Where:
Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard
from intersection at Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd to intersection at St. Mary Street
New Orleans, LA
Schedule:
11:30 am - 12:15 pm
Because of Them, We Can: Honoring the Ancestors
Join us for an ancestral veneration ceremony honoring the Spirit of Juneteenth
Breaking the Chains: Panel Discussions addressing systemic issues affecting the Black community in America - Sponsored by Hancock Whitney and NOLABA
Location: New Orleans Jazz Market 1436 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd.
Time: 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Panel 1: My Ancestors Taught Me: Health and Healing from Africa to the Americas
Time: 12:30 pm - 1:15 PM - moderated by Reagan Sydney, WBOK 1230 am
Panel 2: For Us, By Us: Creating Generational Wealth and Economic Empowerment in the Black Community
Time: 1:30pm - 2:30pm - moderated by Perry Sholes - NORBCC Board Chair
Panelists: -
Norman Barnum - CEO - New Orleans Business Alliance
Ashley Aubrey – AVP, Community Affairs/CRA Manager - Hancock Whitney
Jon Renthrope - owner, Cajun Fire Brewing
Jeff Thomas - Equity Media, LLC; owner - WBOK 1230am and Think504
Panel 3: FatherHood: Celebrating and Supporting Black Fathers
Time:2:45 pm - 3:45 pm - Moderated by Oliver Thomas, New Orleans City Councilmember District E
Panelists:
Congressman Troy Carter
Rev. Recasner, FatherHoodRoundtable
Telley Madina - The Madina Group
Dr. James Arnold, Psychologist
