June 19: The Healing Rhythm of the Drums

Description

Join us for a sacred Juneteenth gathering honoring the lives and legacies of those excluded from America’s founding promises—Native Americans, Africans and African Americans, immigrants, Latinos, and other marginalized communities.

This cross-cultural commemorative event includes a Native American blessing, the reading of Portsmouth’s enslaved Africans’ names, and African drumming and dance. Together, we will remember, reflect, and celebrate resilience, culture, and community.

The gathering invites us to honor the past while envisioning the America we can become—one that truly lives up to its ideals of liberty, justice, and inclusion for all.

All are welcome.