Honoring & Preserving Miami's Black History | Panel & Performance
May 20, 2025 @ 6:00PM — 9:00PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar
Green Space Miami: 7200 Biscayne Blvd Miami, FL 33138 Get Directions
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Join us for the official Miami-Dade kickoff for The Juneteenth Experience 2025 launches on Tuesday, May 20th at Green Space Miami. Light bites, wine, incredible performances, and conversation honoring Florida's Emancipation Day.
Join us as we commemorate Florida's official Emancipation Day and kickoff for this year's Juneteenth Experience:
- 6:00- 7:00PM | Welcome reception featuring wine, light bites from Reflections Catering, and interactive placemaking activities. Family portraits with artist Symone Major, "Sowing Seeds of History" planting activity, and contribute to collective poetry making facilitated by Yadira Capaz.
- 7:00-8:30 PM | Panel & Performances | The program continues with a panel discussion moderated by creative producer Arsimmer McCoy. The distinguished panel includes longtime Coconut Grove resident Carol Henley, DJ and culture keeper Charles Farquaharson (known as Pac Jam 305), and Kamila E. Pritchett, Executive Director of The Black Archives.
- 8:30-9PM | Closing & Connection
This celebration on Florida's official Emancipation Day – commemorating May 20th, 1865, when enslaved people in Florida finally learned of their freedom – initiates a month of community workshops, performances, and activations across Miami-Dade County, all leading up to the signature Juneteenth Experience performances in June.