Heal the City, in collaboration with the families of Trenton activists, Darlene McKnight and Grace Crossland will hold a community billboard ceremony that will celebrate these two local leaders. Although they have both passed on, they have left Trenton with a legacy of service and responsibility. The ceremony will begin at The Serenity Garden, which […]
Join Princeton officials raising a flag in recognition of Juneteenth.
Joint Effort Witherspoon Jackson Community Princeton Safe Streets Gospel Music Festival & Black Family Recognition
Presentation of numerous awards and scholarships and the keynote address, the Jim Floyd Memorial Lecture, presented by Jennifer Garcon, Princeton University librarian for Modern and Contemporary Special Collections. A reception will be held at 5:30pm; the program will begin at 6:00pm.
Flag raising, recitation of names, choir performance
Talk by Arts Against Racism founder Rhinold Lamar Ponder and performance by 2023 Grammy Award-winning baritone Will Liverman
Annual recitation of names of the "Lost Souls," kidnapped by the van Wickle gang, plus Juneteenth celebration
Reception and reflections on growing up in the Witherspoon Jackson neighborhood.
The event features offerings of devotional music and dance, traditional worship (aarti), and spiritual reflections.
Fiesta del Día de Los Reyes Magos, or Three Kings Day celebrated with Flamenco dance performances