JuneteenthICT

the Official Wichita KS Celebration

The celebration will take place virtually Saturday, June 13 through Sunday, June 21.

Thank you for your patience and support as we provide Juneteenth ICT programming virtually. The Juneteenth ICT committee believes in the importance of keeping our community healthy and safe. While the city may be reopening we want to ensure that we do not contribute to the spreading of Covid-19 to the most vulnerable populations. Thank you for your understanding in advance. We look forward to coming back together in person 2021!

*Schedule subject to change

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History

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation - which had become official January 1, 1863.

In less than 50 years post slavery and reconstruction, ex slaves migrated to the mid-west regions of America. This is also known as the Exodusters movement/great migration. This resulted in many African Americans relocating to states such as Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri for greater opportunities, land purchase and work.

Juneteenth has been celebrated in Wichita Kansas as early as the 1900’s when blacks would celebrate what they considered to be their Independence Day. Juneteenth celebrations included song, story readings, food, and dance.

Juneteenth celebrations have evolved into outward celebrations consisting of uplifting themes, parades, live dramas, art shows, poetry jams, panel discussions, unity initiatives among all ethnicities and more.

All virtual programs will be streamed from the JuneteenthICT FB Page.

Saturday, June 13

Books and Breakfast Togo JuneteenthICT Edition

10 am to Noon

Location: St. Paul AME 1756 N Piatt

In a collaborative community effort to meet the food disparity needs in our community Books and Breakfast will be providing FREE breakfast.
Please come out and get your meal to-go!

*Drive up only. Volunteers will be bringing the meals to the vehicles. Breakfast will be first come first serve until we run out *

**Please do not show up sick **
If you have a cough, fever, and/or any other symptoms please stay home.

Books & Breakfast Program Schedule

10 am

Programming from the Wichita Griots.

10 am-Noon or until supplies last

Drive-up breakfast & Juneteenth ICT activity packets.

The packets include mini garden kit provided by the Sedgwick County Extension Office
Juneteenth for Maize Book Sponsored by Wichita Public Schools.
Mindfulness Activities by Author Sontia Mason

Program contact Tadonne Neal

Monday, June 15

Back to School Drive kicks off Sponsored by Kansas Gas Service.

Drop off school supplies to the locations below

Wichita Cheesecake Company 701 E. Douglas

Simply Beautiful Hair Salon 4033 N. Woodlawn

Shock Shop Barbershop 3936 E. 13th St.

Program contact Antar Gholar

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Noon - 2 pm

Holy Savior & HealthCore Clinic Present Covid-19 Testing.

HealthCore will be providing COVID-19 tests in the Holy Savior Church Parking Lot this Monday, June 15, from Noon - 2 PM. These tests are 100% free of cost to you. Please bring your ID and insurance information. If you do not have an ID or insurance, that is okay. No one will be turned away.

Program contact Dr. Delia Shropshire

Shirley Smith

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Tuesday, June 16

2-4 pm line up starts at 1 pm

Location: McAdams Park Pool Parking lot map.

Convoy of Hope JuneteenthICT Edition sponsored by Koch Industries

Come out and receive free food boxes while supplies last. This is a drive-up service so you don't have to get out of your car. This event is working on a first-come, first-serve basis. The Convoy of Hope has set a goal to serve around 1000+ families each.

You must enter from 15th & Hydraulic follow the street around it will turn into 14th and come around to McAdams pool parking lot where the distribution will be taking place.

The following street will be blocked with no entry permitted

Pennsylvania Ave and 15th
New York St and 15th

For questions or to learn more about the Convoy of Hope click here.

Program Contact Stacie Cathcart and/or Tye Mcewen

If you are interested in volunteering show up at 12:30 pm. We need volunteers from 1 to 4 pm. Please wear a mask and practice social distancing. You do not have to stay the full time.

Wednesday, June 17

1:30 -2:30 pm

The Kansas African American Museum Senior Wednesday Presents

The Culture of Juneteenth,

Conducted as a virtual Senior Wednesday, TKAAM Education Director, Lona L. Reeves, PhD will present the history and Culture of Juneteenth in Kansas and the region focusing on the Exoduster Movement and The Buffalo Soldiers – The US Army Ninth & Tenth Calvary. Learn more about TKAAM by clicking here. For questions about the program contact Dr. Lona Reeves at

Thursday, June 18

8:30 am

Juneteenth ICT Committee Welcome

9:30 - 10:30 am

W/ A Community of Young Professionals

Presents First Cup: JuneteenthICT

In solidarity with JuneteenthICT and the Wichita Urban Professionals, we invite you to join us for a discussion with Danielle Johnson, assistant director of WSU's Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Bryce Graham, president of ICT Launchpad Inc. We will discuss how to leverage civic and political engagement to affect greater wealth creation and investment in communities of color.

Learn more about the program and register here. For questions about the program contact Paul Abromeit at pabromeit93@gmail.com.

11 - Noon

Leadership & Wellness

Join us for a webinar on being a leader in the seven dimensions of wellness. We will explore the different types of wellness and how you can apply your leadership styles, experiences, and behaviors towards achieving a well-rounded wheel. Complete this free Enneagram sample inventory (https://www.9types.com/rheti/index.php) to provide some personal leadership data as we navigate how to apply our styles.

Zoom Link: https://wichitastate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvdOmhrz0rE9A1fajHrRiIWC2lLQ9mXbhG.

For questions about the program contact

Kennedy Rogers, 316-978-7402, kennedy.rogers@wichita.edu

4-5:30 p.m.

Safe Streets Presents The Intersection of Substance Use and Mental Health: The Importance of Community Voice in Addressing Substance Use Disorders in the African American Community

Communities of color tend to experience a greater burden of mental health and substance use disorders, often due to poorer access to care and greater social and economic risk factors. Safe Streets Wichita has partnered with JuneteenthICT to host a virtual discussion highlighting outreach, engagement strategies for prevention, and the importance of ongoing community voice and leadership in addressing substance use disorders. Panelists will be LaMonica Williams, MSW, LSCSW; Tyjuan Davis, community activist, poet and author; and prevention specialist Patricia Houston, MBA. After the virtual discussion, the panel will take questions from the audience. The event will be simultaneously broadcast on Zoom and JuneteethICT Facebook page. For questions about the program contact Aonya Barnett at aonya@partnersforwichita.org.

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6-7:30 pm

Kansas Sisters and Brothers for Healthy Infants Presents

Birth Equity: Black Voice Matters

Black women and infants are more than twice as likely to die during birth than their white counterparts, These disparities have a long-lasting impact on Black women, men, children, families, and society. We will no longer attempt to address maternal and infant disparities without the voices of Black families. We want to spark the conversation by unpacking experiences of health inequities and structural racism in our community. If you or someone you know has experienced racism during pregnancy, birth, or post-partum, you should attend. We will discuss racial discrimination, inequities, and structural racism from all points of view, mothers, physicians, fathers, and Doulas. You do not want to miss this conversation. For questions about the program contact Sharla Smith at ssmith37@kumc.edu, (316) 290-9221.

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8:00 pm

Juneteenth ICT Committee Closing Remarks

Friday, June 19

8:30 am

Juneteenth ICT Committee Welcome

9:00 am

Senior Bruch Sponsored by Evergy & United Health Care

*Closed program for select senior centers

program contact Briget Young

9:30a – 10:30a

JUNETEENTHICT BLACK WALL STREET

Featured Speaker Chris Rogers

Wichita Urban Professionals and W are partnering to bring you a special conversation with Chris Rogers, Project Manager of the famous Black Wall Street mural in the historic Greenwood District, to kick off June 19 and the JuneteenthICT celebrations. Chris “Sker” Rogers is a graffiti artist and cultural czar, born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Through this conversation, we will look at how this mural came to be, what it has meant to the community, and what crucial conversations have stemmed from the painting of this mural.

Don’t miss out on this conversation.

11:00 am - 2:45 pm

State of the Youth Address

Hosted by Progeny

Progeny will host several panel discussions about the school-to-prison pipeline that shuffles young people out of schools and puts them behind bars. Learn more about the system that exploits Black people and traps them inside. Learn more about the schedule here.

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Noon

Hopping Gnome Brewing Company JuneteenthICT fundraiser

The Hopping Gnome is bringing back the popular Pineapple Kolsch beer for a special fundraiser for Juneteenth ICT!
20% of all to-go and taproom sales on June 19th will benefit CORE, to help fund local programs like JuneteenthICT, CORE Gardens of Wichita - Robin Rounds Memorial Garden, EmpowerU, and Books & Breakfast.

*Online ordering starts at noon on Friday the 19th.
https://www.clover.com/online-ordering/hopping-gnome-brewery-wichita

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2:30 - 4:00 pm

Re-Defining Blackness Presents "GLORIOUS"

Featuring Special Guest Zipporah Clark

Performance by Kalasia Thomas

*More to come program contact Tye Mcewen

7 - 9 pm

Sounds of Juneteenth ICT

Join us for a wonderful evening of spoken word, DJ Domo, and musical guests.

Program contact Autumn Black

8:00 pm

Juneteenth ICT Committee Closing Remarks

Saturday, June 20

Juneteenth ICT Virtual Parade, Celebration & Education

7 am

Location McAdams Park

Wichita Athletics Jamboree at McAdams Park! Join the Wichita Athletics Track Club for the Inaugural Wichita Athletics Jamboree 2 Mile Run/Walk. Health and wellness is a value of the African American community. There is no registration just come out and get active. There will be a Juneteenth ICT Prize for the top runner in the following categories: *Elementary *Middle School *High School *18+

Questions or to learn more contact John Wright Wichita Athletics Track Club

10 am

Juneteenth ICT Virtual Parade

Presented by the Wichita State University Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Produced by Christyn Gunter & Films From Within

1:30 - 3:15 pm

Kids Corner Virtual Programming