June 13, 2022
Happy Juneteenth!
Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and on June 17, 2021, it officially became a federal holiday. This landmark act further reinforces the national significance of Juneteenth, and its continued importance in shaping our country’s social fabric and ongoing work to ensure that the 150+ year struggle to ensure the promise of equality, civil rights, liberty, and social and racial justice for all is not in vain!
TriHealth is proud to serve as a sponsor for Cincinnati’s 35th Annual Juneteenth Festival hosted by Juneteenth Cincinnati. We encourage you to participate in this year’s Juneteenth celebrations happening within our community this week listed below. These festivities are free to attend and will include live music, children’s activities, historical re-enactments, shopping, art, food, and more.
Please join TriHealth on June 18 from 12:00 – 6:00 pm at the Juneteenth Festival in Eden Park. If you are interested in SERVING as a volunteer, please register here. Our TRIBE (TriHealth Resource Initiative for Black Employees) employee resource group, as well as other TriHealth team members, will be on site to provide vital health screenings, talent acquisition services, and information to connect our community to the health and equity services they need.
Upcoming Juneteenth Festivities:
June 12 – Wade in the Water at 2:00 pm. Dance along or across the Ohio River to acknowledge the significance of water to the 400+ year trek into and beyond enslavement. Learn more at: http://juneteenthcincinnati.org/wade-in-the-water/
June 13 - 17 – Raising the Juneteenth Flag Ceremonies at The Cincinnati Art Museum, Hamilton County Courthouse, and Cincinnati City Hall.
June 18 – Festival in Eden Park from 12:00 - 9:00 pm. Shop, eat, and listen to live music acts on two stages. Bring the whole family for a full day of activities!
June 19 – June Fest: A Father’s Day Concert at Eden Park from 2:00 - 6:00 pm. The Father’s Day concert presents a variety of inspirational and spiritual music and praise dancing at Seasongood Pavilion in Eden Park.
June 20 – Juneteenth Parade from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. The parade starts at West Court and Linn Streets, with staging taking place at the parking lot of the Theodore M. Berry Children & Family Learning Center and the Lincoln Center in the West End.
You can learn more about these events by visiting JuneteenthCincinnati.org.