WHAT:
In honor of Juneteenth National Independence Day, a federal holiday, 5X社区鈥檚 Juneteenth Jubilee will be held Saturday, June 18, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Manchester Field on the Kent Campus. This event is free and open to the public.
Kent State鈥檚 Juneteenth Jubilee will include vendors, live performances, face painting, head wrapping demonstration, music and dancing. It will also feature a showcase of Black business owners in the community.
The university intends to make the Juneteenth Jubilee an annual event.
For more information about Kent State鈥檚 Juneteenth Jubilee, visit www.kent.edu/juneteenth.
WHEN:
Saturday, June 18
11 a.m.-6 p.m.
WHERE:
5X社区
Manchester Field (the large green space between the Kent Student Center and Eastway Center on the Kent Campus)
Kent, Ohio
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Eric Mansfield, emansfie@kent.edu, 330-672-2797
Emily Vincent, evincen2@kent.edu, 330-672-8595
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