8th Annual Sons & Daughters of the U.S. Middle Passage Conference
Virtual Event8th annual conference to shed light on the lives of enslaved people
$30 – $35
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What We Commemorate on Juneteenth
Virtual EventDr. Richard Bell discusses the struggles of enslaved African Americans and their emancipation on June 19, 1865.
Free
Rally for Reparations
Statehouse Annex 131-137 W State Street, Trenton, NJ, United StatesNew Jersey Faith Allies is holding a rally supporting the bill to establish a New Jersey Reparations Task Force.
Free
Nuestra Historias: The Latino/a/e/x and Hispanic Experience with Bias in New Jersey
Virtual EventPanel discussion of the complexities of intersecting identities, common cultural values, and the impact bias and discrimination have on the Latino/a/e/x and Hispanic communities in New Jersey.
Free
Juneteenth 2024 Events in New Jersey
Find a Juneteenth event happening near you throughout the month of June.
Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum Juneteenth “Freedom Forward”
Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum 189 Hollow Road, Skillman, NJ, United StatesJuneteenth event filled with live Gospel music, original plays, interactive games, and mouthwatering cuisine.
$15 – $30
Homage to Our Legacy, East Brunswick’s first Juneteenth Celebration
East Brunswick Community Arts Center 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick, NJ, United StatesVisual Story-Photos and the stories behind the actualization of Eliza’s and her descendants’ freedom.
Free
Juneteenth Celebration Honoring Black Choral Music
Morven Museum & Garden 55 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesFlag raising, talk, and choral concert celebrating Juneteenth.
$10 – $60
The Promise of Juneteenth: New Jersey Reparations Council Year One
New Jersey Performing Arts Center 1 Center Street, Newark, NJ, United StatesPresentation and discussion of New Jersey Institute of Social Justice's New Jersey Reparations Council report.
Free
“What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”
William Trent House Museum 15 Market Street, Trenton, NJ, United StatesThe Trent House presents an outdoor reading of one of Frederick Douglass’ most famous speeches, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” during Trenton’s Liberty Week.
Free
Annual Community Reading “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”
Virtual EventCommunity members read an amended version of Frederick Douglass' influential speech, given on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York, to the Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Society.
Free