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Voting Access Changes
With Nov. 5 Election Day upon us, Elections & Voter Services is offering additional voting hours and opening up additional early voting sites. Election Day can vote early at the Early Vote Center, 980 E Hennepin Ave. or any of these additional sites.
The main Early Vote Center at 980 E Hennepin is open extended hours, including weekends, now through 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 4. Additional Early Voting Sites Elections & Voter Services now offers two additional sites with the same hours as the main location.
These locations are Urban League Twin Cities, 2100 Plymouth Ave N, Minneapolis, MN, and Bethel Lutheran Church, 4120 17th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN.
A 2023 legislative change now allows for alternate voting sites that are open for differing hours and days than the main site. This has allowed Elections & Voter Services to host one day pop-up style voting events. These pop-up sites feature the same security measures, rules, and processes as the main site, just with flexibility for an array of alternate early voting locations across the city.
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Juneteenth Celebrations 2024
Juneteenth History: Also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day. It originated in 1865 and is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. It was on June 19 of that year that Major General Gordon Granger and his troops landed at Galveston, Texas, where they announced – and enforced – President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which had officially taken effect two and a half years earlier. Find out more about the history and evolution of this celebration at Juneteenth.com.
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3 p.m.
The Woman's Club
Whether you know a little bit about Juneteenth or have never heard of it, please join us as Mari Harris, an award-winning, singer, songwriter, keynote speaker, and actress in the play, Kumbaya The Juneteenth Story for an entertaining and informing presentation. Also look forward to some sweet potato pie.
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June 9
commUNITY Juneteenth Celebration
2-5 p.m.
1111 W. 22nd St.
Please join The Bridge for Youth for our third annual commUNITY Juneteenth Celebration, a free block party in celebration of Juneteenth, liberation, and Black Excellence. The event will take place directly outside of The Bridge on Emerson Avenue and will close the block from 22nd to 24th Street. Allare welcome at this FREE event with community partners, Black vendors and food trucks, performances, free haircuts, family friendly activities, music by DJ Brian Lansing, official DJ for the MN Wild, and more!
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Juneteenth ​“Freedom and Fellowship” Violence Prevention Community Cookout
1-6 p.m.
Hosted by the hilarious Pierre Douglas of Cool P Comedy, enjoy live performances by Kennadi Hurst, Known MPLS, & Sis N Lil Bro. Don’t miss a special guest appearance by Minneapolis Safety Commissioner Todd Barnett and inspiring words from our main speakers, Spike Moss, Senator Bobby Joe Champion, and community violence intervention & prevention specialists. Groove to the sounds of DJ KMOJ, engage in youth games, win prizes, and indulge in lots of free fun activities for families! Free food, game trucks on-site, and essential community resources including free gun locks and Narcan training. Shiloh Temple International Ministries
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Minnesota Orchestra Classical Concerts, Juneteenth: Celebration of Freedom
8 p.m.
Orchestra Hall
In celebration and remembrance in honor of Juneteenth, the annual commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, the Minnesota Orchestra, alongside guests and members of the Twin Cities community, will perform a program featuring music by African American composers.
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Northside Juneteenth Weekend Celebration
Various Times & Locations
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June 15
Juneteenth Vendor Sign Up
Registration closes Jun 11 at 3 p.m.
Sanctuary Covenant Church (The Gathering Place) 2018 Aldrich Ave. N Minneapolis, MN 55411
There will be Juneteenth festivities on Broadway and Aldrich. Please consider signing up to be a vendor in the Black Business Marketplace area. For your fee, you will be provided a 6 ft. table and black, fitted tablecloth as well as a sign for your table. This fee is waived for members of Sanctuary Covenant Church. You will arrive, find your sign and be able to begin your set up your booth beginning at 9 am, all tables must be fully set up by 10:45 am. Please note that you will need to bring your own chairs.
NorthsideJuneteenth@gmail.com or andrea@sanctuarycov.org
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University of Minnesota Juneteenth Celebration
11 a.m.-5 p.m.
U of M Urban Research and Outreach Engagement Center
The University of Minnesota will hold its third annual Juneteenth Celebration block party and commemorative march in North Minneapolis. Centering on the theme of We are the Noise: The Echoes of Our Ancestors, this free event will feature Black vendors, speakers, workshops, fashion show, storytellers, drumline, dancers, musicians, performers, DJs, live screen printing, roller skating, books, free food, free haircuts, art-making, a bouncy house, petting zoo, and more. The event will begin with a commemorative march, starting at 11 am and leaving from the University’s Robert J. Jones Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC). The march concludes with an outdoor black party (noon-5 pm) on Plymouth Avenue at UROC. This event, led by Professor Terresa Moses, is presented by the Office for Equity and Diversity and the College of Design.
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June 15, 2024
3rd Annual Juneteenth Celebration
1-7 p.m., North Hennepin Community College, 7411 85th Ave. N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55444
The city is excited to invite community members join us for the Juneteenth Celebration! Juneteenth honors the struggle and triumphs of African Americans throughout history and celebrates their contributions to the community. There will be a variety of activities including a parade walk, family activities (e.g., arts and crafts, bounce houses), live music performances, resource fair, food trucks, and static display vehicles.
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The 2024 theme is “Black Art, Health, and Healing”. The event will take place at North Hennepin Community College. Parking is available using the 85th Ave entrance. Learn more
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Saturday, June 15
Bethune Park, 1304 N. 10th Ave. Minneapolis, MN 55411.
Noon-6 p.m.
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11 a.m.-1 p.m.
Northrop
Rose McGee wrote Kumbayah the Juneteenth Story. It is a 90-minute fictitious, two-act play that addresses a factual and traumatic time in our history. A time when the news that Black people were no longer to be kept as slaves in this country was deliberately withheld. Storytelling and music weave together mesmerizing scenes. Although tragedy is depicted, this play within a play is tremendously uplifting.
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Juneteenth Minnesota — A Family Celebration!
Noon-4 p.m.
Minnesota State Capitol
Live performances, music, food, kids pavilion, wealth-building pavilion, health & wellness resources and more!
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Sunday, June 23
In Soweto - Minneapolis
Location: Union Rooftop, 731 Hennepin Avenue #1 Minneapolis, MN 55403
Sunday, June 23 · 4-10 p.m.
A SlickVic social event centered around the unique genre of amapiano. Come vibe, sip, and socialize while turning moments into memories!
In Soweto, in collaboration with Tolzy Sound, is bringing Soweto to Minneapolis, MN on June 23. Join us for our grand debut in the Twin Cities for a day filled with Amapiano, Afrohouse, Afrobeats, and more! From our DJ lineups to our live instrumentation, we're taking a trip to Soweto for the day. Be on the lookout for additional details by signing up for our email list and following us on instagram @4pmInSoweto
