As the month of June progresses, SUNY Oswego would like to acknowledge the celebration of Juneteenth, a national holiday observed on June 20, 2022. Juneteenth recognizes June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people in the Confederacy were notified of their freedom following the Civil War.

 

The James A. Triandiflou '88 Institute for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Transformative Practice invites you to celebrate this important day by learning more about what Juneteenth represents with the resources included here. Check out our social media @ozinstitute in the coming days to learn more. Also, be sure to check out what is happening around New York State in commemoration of the Juneteenth holiday!

 

A few Juneteenth resources:

 

This brief video from the History Channel explains the significance of Juneteenth.

 

National Museum of African American History & Culture Oral History Specialist Kelly Navies talks about the history of Juneteenth.

 

The National Museum of African American History and Culture offers resources and a Juneteenth reading list.

 

Some Juneteenth celebrations across the state:

 

Buffalo

 

Juneteenth Festival 

June 18 and 19

11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, Buffalo

Free

 

Living History @ Home: Cooking for Juneteenth

June 19 

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Genesee Country Village & Museum

1410 Flint Hill Rd, Mumford

Free

 

Juneteenth Ride

June 20 

6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

East Parade Avenue

East Parade St, Buffalo

Free

 

Rochester 

 

Black Prosperity: Achieving the Unfulfilled Promise of Economic Equality

Panel Discussion

June 15 

8:00 to 10:00 a.m. 

Kilbourn Hall at the Eastman School of Music, Rochester

 

ROC Freedom Riders Annual Bike Ride

June 18

10:00 a.m.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park at Manhattan Square

353 Court Street, Rochester

 

Strong Museum Juneteenth Celebration

June 18

11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

1 Manhattan Square Drive, Rochester

Free

 

NYC

 

13th Annual Juneteenth NY 2022 Festival

June 18

10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Linden Park, Brooklyn 

 

Farmhouse Family Day: Juneteenth w/ the Community Legacy Project

June 18

11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (in Fidler-Wyckoff House Park), Brooklyn

 

Juneteenth Celebration

June 18

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Lewis H Latimer House, Queens 

 

13th Annual Juneteenth NY 2022 Festival

June 19

10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m

9th Street Entrance (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn 

 

Ithaca

 

Juneteenth Festival at Southside Community Center

June 16

12:00 p.m.

305 S Plain St, Ithaca, NY

 

Juneteenth Community Health Fair 

June 19

2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Ithaca Commons, 171 E M.L.K., Jr. St, Ithaca

 

Syracuse

 

Juneteenth Flag Raising @ City Hall

June 17

12:00 p.m.

City Hall Plaza

233 E Washington Street, Syracuse

 

Juneteenth Festival

June 17 and 18

12:00 -10:00 p.m.

City Hall Plaza

233 E Washington Street, Syracuse

 

Juneteenth Ancestral Celebration

June 24

7:00 p.m.

Sheraton Hotel

801 University Ave., Syracuse, NY