Welcome to our Yolo Virtual Juneteenth 2021! In celebration of all the challenges that we have historically and recently overcome, this year’s theme is “Still We Rise!” We thank the sponsors and vendors who helped make this event possible, and we invite you to visit their websites below. For more information on this important holiday and to make a Juneteenth donation, visit our webpage: https://www.yolojuneteenth.org/
Special Guests (*)
* Gloria Partida, Mayor of Davis, CA
* Gary May, UC Davis Chancellor
Sandy Holman, Master of Ceremony
Mamadou Traoré, Master of Percussion
Khristel Johnson, Master Quilter
TheArthur Wright, Master Artist
Dr. Vickie Gomez, UC Davis Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Charlotte Smith, Singer
JTL Production, Fashion Show
M'Ster Lewis, Spoken Word Artist
Paul Willis, Spoken Word Artist
Kast Academy, Dance Crew
Hisani Stenson, Singer
NJ Mvondo
Grandpa, Is Everything Black Bad? (children's story)
Garth Lewis, Yolo County Superintendent of Schools
Katrina Laws-Ewald, Youth Services Librarian
Scott Love, Yolo County Library Regional Manager
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SPONSORS:
Yolo County Library (https://yolocountylibrary.org)
The Culture C.O.-O.P. (https://www.cultureco-op.com)
Multiculturalism Rocks! (https://multiculturalism.rocks)
The Friends of the Davis Public Library (https://davislibraryfriends.org)
The City of Davis Arts and Cultural Affairs Program (https://www.cityofdavis.org)
Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation (https://www.yochadehe.org)
Travis Credit Union (https://www.traviscu.org)
UC Davis Office of Campus Community Relations (https://diversity.ucdavis.edu)
Yolo Federal Credit Union (https://www.yolofcu.org)
California Housing Finance Agency (https://www.calhfa.ca.gov)
Davis Media Access (https://davismedia.org)
First Northern Bank (https://www.thatsmybank.com)
VENDORS:
The Breast Monologues (https://www.thebreastmonologues.com)
TheArthur Wright (http://thearthurwright.net/)
BMJ Art Shop (https://bmjartshopinc.bigcartel.com)
An Old Negro Spiritual, by Marcus McGee (https://www.amazon.com/Old-Negro-Spiritual-Marcus-McGee-ebook/dp/B08R139...)
The Happy Neighborhood Project: (https://happyneighborhoodproject.com)
The Culture C.O.-O.P. (https://www.cultureco-op.com)
Multiculturalism Rocks! (https://multiculturalism.rocks)
The Urban Advocates & Achievers (https://www.theurbanadvocates.org)