2023 Program
June 16, 2023 | 3:00 p.m. ET
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.