About Us
Mission Statement
Our Mission is to honor and celebrate this significant holiday which is an American Holiday to be celebrated by all Americans through Happiness, Joy, and Unity. Our foundation offers services in Music, Dance, Art, Fashion, Poetry and Spirituality, and Job training.
Discover the rich history behind Juneteenth commemorating the abolition of slavery. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation declared freedom for over three million slaves in Confederate states during the American Civil War. However, it wasn’t until June 19, 1865, that the news reached African Americans in Texas when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, announcing the end of slavery. (Hence the map of Galveston in our logo.)
Juneteenth gained recognition as a state holiday in Texas in 1980, and other states followed suit, culminating in its designation as a federal holiday in 2021.
Join us in commemorating this historic event and celebrating freedom, unity, and resilience.