Chiristin and Ashe Brown, are a dynamic wife duo and owners of Pura Luna Women's Apothecary and sister company LunaBella Makeup and Hair. Both have been in Santa Barbara for over 16 years and are committed to offering accessible and meaningful self care tools for community. Learn more about Pura Luna Apothecary and Luna Bella Makeup.
Read MoreTrinity Jones, is an extraordinary talented and gifted student that lives in mid Santa Barbara County. She recalls on the life and history of Ida B. Wells an American investigative journalist, educator, and an early leader in the civil rights movement. We hope you enjoy!
Read MoreWarren Ritter II, is the current president of Santa Barbra Black Professionals. In his current profession as a financial advisor, Warren helps individuals with overall problem solving, financial literacy, and estate planning. This Juneteenth he challenges his Black siblings to tell stories of Black history that include kingdoms and narratives of self awareness. Learn more at SBYBP.com.
Read MoreThe Santa Barbara Ring Shout Project (SBRSP) honors a tradition that our enslaved brothers did when they arrived in America. It consists of calling and responding to the acapella style of singing. SBRSP dances in a circle to the beat of a sticker, beating on a wood floor to make rhythm. Ring Shout uses the entire body, the main focus is rhythms. SBRSP greatest accomplishment was joining the Gullah/Geechee shouters for a closeout exhibit of Lorenzo Turner's work and performance at the Smithsonian Institution.
Read MoreChanté Glover (pronouns they/them) is a freelance multimedia artist, with a focus on painting, illustration, and tattoo, living in Santa Barbara California.
Read MoreThis clip is from the Amazing Grace Documentary about Grace Fisher. A remarkable young lady that works with Earl Stewart. Learn more about Grace Fisher at the Grace Fisher Foundation website.
Earl Stewart was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1950. His musical studies began with the piano when he was six. At twelve, he added trumpet and won numerous honors for his playing ability. His skill with the trumpet and his ear for music allowed him, in his teens and early 20s, to play with and do musical arrangements for pick-up bands with visiting entertainers to the area - such as Percy Sledge, Syl Johnson, King Floyd and Garland Green.
He received his BS in Secondary Education from Southern University, Baton Rouge, studying under Walter Craig and the late jazz great Alvin Batiste in its Jazz Institute. He then received his MM and DMA in Composition from The University of Texas at Austin, studying with such luminaries as ethnomusicologist Gerard Behague, composers Karl Korte and Joseph Schwantner, and world-renowned orchestrator and author of Counterpoint (the late) Kent Kennan. Learn more at earllouisstewart.com.
Read MoreJonathan Walker-VanKuren shares from his recital "Songs my mother taught me..." that celebrates African American history through song. This recording is of his most recent performance in Fort Worth for Black History Month. He has lived in Santa Barbara for a year while in residency at Opera Santa Barbara and has so many positive things to say about my experiences in such an inclusive city. Learn more at jonathanvankuren.com.
Read MoreLeticia Forney, is the owner and lead producer of Fresch events. She is an advocate for diversity within the local wedding industry and is proud to step into this moment. Here Leticia shares about her direct ancestor, the first Black resident of Sana Barbara, Jerry Forney. Learn more about her work at Freschevents.com.
Read MoreCresco Labs is on a mission to normalize, professionalize, and revolutionize cannabis. The are a proud Community Partner of Juneteenth Santa Barbara and have operations in Carpinteria, California. Originally based out of Chicago, Illinois, they have a Social Equity & Education Development (SEED) Initiative. This program is designed to ensure that all members of our society have the skills, knowledge and opportunity to work in and own businesses in the cannabis industry. Watch Mykel Selph, Vice President of the SEED Initiative and Amariah Walton, METRC Supervisor, share on their work. Learn more at CrescoLabs.com/Seed.
Read MoreDr. David Moore, is the pastor at New Covenant Worship Center in Santa Barbara and author of Making America Great Again: Fairy Tale? Horror Story? Dream Come True? This Junteenth, Dr. Moore reflects on the power of change in this moment and the joy and thirst for justice that comes after weariness. Learn more about Dr. David. Moore.
Read MoreSojourner Kincaid Rolle, a 35-year resident of Santa Barbara, is a poet, playwright and cultural activist. She served a two-year term as S.B.’s Poet Laureate (2015-2017) and is known for her work with young people and toward raising awareness throughout.
Read MoreFunlayo E. Wood, PhD recently earned her doctorate from the Department of African and African American Studies with a primary field in Religion at Harvard University. Today she opens up our Juneteenth celebration with spiritual grounding and libations. Her dissertation project "Objects and Immortals: The Life of Obi in Ifa-Orisa Religion" describes and analyzes the manifold uses and meanings of obi within the context of Ifa-Orisa religion and examines its ontological status as both a physical object and an irunmole, or an immaterial divine being. Learn more at Funlayophd.com.
Read MoreJoin us as we share videos of our Black community members through out the day at Juneteenthsb.com/Community-News. Thanks for celebrating with us!
Read MoreA quick recap of last years 2019 Juneteenth Santa Barbara! We fed and entertained over 400 people in the Santa Barbara Public Library Courtyard. It was a joyous celebration and we hope that 2021 Juneteenth can be an even larger in person event!
Read MoreWe are so grateful to our 2020 Community Partners who have engaged with Juneteenth this year. We appreciate your support and belief that we are better when we are united. We cannot thank you enough.
Please view our 2020 Community Partners page .
Read MoreWe centered ourselves this morning with our Chumash siblings embracing the marine layered sunrise and remembering our Ancestors. We are reminded that we are all connected, humans in solidarity. We start this day with full hearts and intentions to share our stories and bring our community together. Thank you to our Chumash siblings for blessing us, together we will all be free. 🙏🏾
Read MoreIf LA can do it, so can Santa Barbara! Adopt an anti-racist #PeoplesBudget #defundthepolice #carenotcops #blacklivesmatter
Read MoreFeel free to express yourself and record in your milieu. We love seeing the diversity of Black people! Individuals, businesses and organizations are welcome to participate.
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