Jazzing for Juneteenth is set to take over the Hopkinsville-Christian County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau, and the community is invited to come learn about local Black history and hear some very fine music on Saturday.
We’ve all heard of Juneteenth, which is a federal holiday celebrated on June 19th that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. Organizer Bonnie Lynch says it specifically honors June 19, 1865 when enslaved peoples in Galveston Bay, Texas learned that they had been freed by an executive order best known as the Emancipation Proclamation.
She says the community’s history teacher, Ms. Trevor Hooks, will provide information on the history of that time and why it took so long for the news to reach everyone.
They’ll have live music performed by Tina Brown and DJ Trez, and it will be a celebration of good music, good food, heritage and culture.
There will be plenty of food and drink vendors, along with numerous informational and merchandise vendors on hand. Lynch says they’re excited to bring this celebration back to Hopkinsville, and they hope folks will come out for a good time while celebrating the contributions of African Americans who have shaped this country into what it is today.
It all takes place a the visitor’s bureau located at 1730 East Ninth Street starting at 4 p.m. and you can find more information on the Hopkinsville Juneteenth Celebration Facebook page.