Brooklyn Juneteenth Block Party Celebration

Inhonor of Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the announcement of
African-Americanfreedom from enslavement, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement and
Sankofa CommunityEmpowerment are throwing a Juneteenth Block Party! This
event will be acelebration of our people, culture, and community.

TheJuneteenth Block Party will be taking place on Sunday June 21st
beginning at12pm on Macdonough Street between Lewis Avenue and Marcus
Garvey Blvd. Thiswill be a day of musical and artistic performances, family
entertainment, andspeakers that will discuss the importance of this
historic day for people ofAfrican Descent.

We areasking the community to advertise this event far and wide in their
publications,websites, listservs and blogs.

We arecurrently seeking all vendors and female artists to perform. Vendor's
fee is$20 for artisans, and $50 for food vendors.

Formore information, please contact:

Vendors:Rockia at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or (646) 402-4429 

and/orBrother Mike at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Performers:Jalal at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it (914) 439-1746.

SankofaCommunity Empowerment, Inc. is a mass based organization whose
purpose isdedicated to creating environments and programs that educate,
inform andempower people of African descent to change the condition of our
communities.The group engages in programs that create independent
educational institutionsand serve as support groups, mobilization and
education tools for people ofAfrican descent.

TheMalcolm X Grassroots Movement is a mass based organization whose mission
is todefend the human rights of people of African Descent and promote
self-determinationin our community. The organization engages in work that
addresses a range ofissues such as police brutality, political prisoners,
our youth, women's rightsand access to housing.