Jamestown Juneteenth's Festival will be a three day celebration of live music, community, and worship. Juneteenth recognizes when enslaved people living in Galveston, Texas, learned of their emancipation approximately 2.5 years after the Civil War … [Read more...]
Five JHS Students Awarded Jamestown Juneteenth Freedom Scholarships
Five Jamestown High School seniors have been awarded the 2023 Jamestown Juneteenth Freedom Scholarship. Graduating seniors Karryne Mims, Sean Paige, Celeste Roberts, John Smith Jr., and Nayla Torres have each received a $1,500 scholarship to … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown Juneteenth – June 15, 2023
Jamestown Juneteenth organizer Regina Brackman shares details about the three-day festival celebrating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. … [Read more...]
Three JHS Students Awarded Jamestown Juneteenth Freedom Scholarship
Three Jamestown High School students are the recipients of the 2022 Jamestown Juneteenth Freedom Scholarship. Graduating seniors Andrew Edwards, Asa Perez, and Sabion Taylor were selected as award recipients. Each year the proceeds of the … [Read more...]
