The third annual celebration marking Juneteenth as an official state holiday takes place on the State Capitol Campus in Olympia. Sponsored by BUILD: Blacks United In Leadership and Diversity.
Agenda:
- Welcoming Remarks
- “Lift Every Voice and Sing” (Black National Anthem)
- Greetings / Logistics / Introductions
- Introduction of Co-Emcees
- Introduction of Guest Speaker
- Guest Speaker – Melannie D. Cunningham
- Introduction of Guest Vocalist
- Musical Solo
- Introduction to Guest Poet / Land Acknowledgment and Libation Ceremony
- Guest Poet – Christian Paige
- Land Acknowledgment / Libation Ceremony / State of Black History
- Announcing new BUILD Leadership
- Juneteenth Remarks
- Introduction of Keynote Speaker
- Keynote Speaker – Erin Jones
- Introduction to Juneteenth Proclamation Reading