Juneteenth

Neighborhood Media Internship Program: Juneteenth: Winooski, Vermont 06/19/2022

Neighborhood Media Interns go to Winooski's first ever Juneteenth!

Juneteenth: Black Health Panel - UVM Network 06/19/2022

Burlington celebrates Juneteenth in Battery Park with the Black Health Panel - UVM Network.

Moderated by Adrianne Johnson Ross, MHA, President & COO, UVM Health Network – Home Health & Hospice

Featured panelists:

Anthony Williams, MD, Family Medicine Physician
Marissa Coleman, PsyD, Psychologist & VP of DEI at UVM Medical Center
Oscar Omuonya, RN, Nurse Manager
Noma Anderson, PhD, Dean, UVM College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Juneteenth: The Black Experience 2022 06/18/2022

BX22 is a community organized and supported event sponsored by Burlington-base nuwave Equity Corporation (nuwaveco.com).

The event features a focus on the three pillars of culture, community, and education and includes performances, presentations, and panel discussions celebrating Juneteenth.

Featuring:

Angela Davis, Dr. Jackie Hunter, Zoraya Hightower, Kiah Morris, Emiliano Void, Rajnii Eddins, Jolivette Anderson Douning, Rev Mark Hughes, Harmony Edosomwan, Tino Rutanhira, Mikahely, Zoraya Hightower, SINNN, Sandrine KIbuey, A2VT, and DJ Queen Sheba

For more information: blackexperiencevt.com

My Brother's Keeper: My Brother's Keeper Students Interview on the Street about Juneteenth 06/19/2021

My Brother's Keeper student, Boniface Ndikumwenayo, Olivier Abedi, and Germain Noble interact with people on the street about the new declaration of Juneteenth as a national holiday.

Juneteenth: About Juneteenth with Tyeastia Green 06/19/2021

Tyeastia Green, Burlington's Director of Racial Equity Inclusion and Belonging, tells the story of Juneteenth and the inaugural celebration in Burlington in the summer of 2021.

Juneteenth: Essex Highlights 06/19/2021

Essex hosted its first-ever Juneteenth Celebration in 2021. We've compiled several highlights into a 3-minute video.

Juneteenth: A2VT Performance 06/19/2021

Representing Somalia, Tanzania and Burundi and currently living in Burlington, Vermont, A2VT synthesizes their native African musical and dance roots with Western pop and Hip Hop sensibilities. Their songs, performed in up to eight unique languages, reflect their journey from Africa to America, and celebrate the musical collision of two continents and the party that ensues!

For more information: www.A2VT.com

Juneteenth: The Young Writer’s Project Juneteenth Youth Poetry Contest 06/19/2021

Readings from the winners of The Young Writer’s Project Juneteenth Youth Poetry Contest.

Juneteenth: Mark Hughes - Abolish Slavery in Vermont 06/19/2021

Warning: The constitution of the State of Vermont has two exception clauses that permit slavery! The Black folks in Galveston were in the dark for two and a half years. Well, this language has been in the Vermont Constitution for 244 years!

Come get the details and learn what we can do about it.

"Article 1. [All persons born free; their natural rights; slavery prohibited]

That all persons are born equally free and independent, and have certain natural, inherent, and unalienable rights, amongst which are the enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining happiness and safety; therefore no person born in this country, or brought from over sea, ought to be holden by law, to serve any person as a servant, slave or apprentice, after arriving to the age of twenty-one years, unless bound by the person's own consent, after arriving to such age, or bound by law for the payment of debts, damages, fines, costs, or the like."

Mark Hughes is the Executive Director of the Vermont Racial Justice Alliance.

Juneteenth: Contextualizing Juneteenth 06/19/2021

Generations after the end of slavery in the United States, the complete promise of Juneteenth has yet to be fulfilled. Join four of Vermont’s Black leaders as they look back at 156 years since Emancipation, discuss the modern Black American experience, and look forward to what full liberation ultimately means. Panelists include Xusana Davis, Zoraya Hightower, Tabitha Moore and Kiah Morris, with a discussion facilitated by Belan Antensaye.

The panel begins with readings from the winners of The Young Writer’s Project Juneteenth Youth Poetry Contest.

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Applications Now Open for the Spring 2025 Cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship Program

Town Meeting TV is excited to announce that applications are now open for the Spring 2025 cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship program. Join up to 8 other youth to engage in interesting media making projects! This paid media internship opportunity is designed for youth aged 16-20 who are eager to gain professional experience in the audio-visual field and develop a deeper understanding of their local community. The group will meet under the leadership of Town Meeting TV's Travis Washington from the end of January 2025 to the beginning of June 2025, on a schedule agreed upon by the whole cohort. Click here to apply!