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• 2023 Program

Performers 

William & Mary will kick off the local area's Juneteenth Weekend on its campus at the Hearth: Memorial to the Enslaved on June 16, 2023. The event will feature a program at the Hearth that begins at 3 p.m. and includes the following: 

• Land acknowledgement, read by Kenneth Ferguson ‘24
• Statement on slavery and its legacies, read by Kennedy Byrd '26
• Oratory reading by Bettina Ross
• Welcome by Chon Glover, W&M Chief Diversity Officer
• Remarks by Barb Ramsey, City of Williamsburg Council Member
• "What is Juneteenth?" by Ghana Smith, W&M Financial Systems Specialist
• "The Food of Juneteenth" by Andre Taylor, W&M Oral Historian
• Elegba Folklore Society performance
• Poetry reading by Shawna Allston ‘24
• Musical selection by Kendall Gonzales
• Poetry reading by Ethan Stewart ‘25
• Musical selection by Lisa Williamson

Participating Vendors

W&M's Juneteenth celebration will also include a variety of local vendors, including:

• Creatively Candy
• 1940 Redesign/Blacks in the Apps
• Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc
• AT&T
  
• Bouquet of Perfumes
  
• Buttarcups
  
• Casey's Art
  
• Defined Arts & Entertainment LLC
  
• Divine Beauty Jewelry (Paparazzi)
  
• E.J Management Services LLC
  
• Israel United In Christ
  
• Jeter
  
• League of Women Voters-Williamsburg area
  
• Leah Glenn Dance Theatre
  
• Lucky Box Accessories
  
• NACP
  
• Parties Galore Cakes & More
  
• Purely Sunnah, LLC
  
• Scratch bakery
  
• Simply Unique T-shirts & Portraits, LLC
  
• The Image Chicks, LLC
  
• William & Mary Bray School Lab
  
• William & Mary Spirit Shop and Bookstore
  
• Your Essentials

Juneteenth T-shirt

The W&M Juneteenth committee will also be selling Juneteenth T-shirts at the event for $16 each. They will be available in green or gold, as shown below.