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Juneteenth is celebrated across the country to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. The Town of Apex's Juneteenth Festival celebrates this important day in history, and promotes equity, respect, and understanding between people of all backgrounds and cultures.
This year’s celebration features:
Live music and entertainment with 97.5 FM DJ Brian Dawson, 97.5 FM Emcee Ron Huff, Empowering Steppers, GRAMMY nominated artist - Pierce Freelon, and NiiTO
Food trucks like Quizine Orleans
Half-court basketball and other games
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Schedule of Events
11:00 am: Event kickoff with Big Ron and flag raising with Apex Police Department Chief Armstrong
11:30 am: Opening remarks from Mayor Gilbert, Town Council, and Juneteenth Committee
11:45 am: Caliente Babe line dancing
12:15 pm: Presentation of the Apex Freedom Day Honoree
1:00 pm: Pierce Freelon children's musical performance
2:30 pm: Empowering Steppers
4:00pm: NiiTO Band
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Pierce Freelon Biography
Pierce Freelon is a Grammy-nominated musician, author, and educator from Durham, North Carolina. He is the co-creator of Beat Making Lab, an Emmy Award-winning PBS web series and is the writer, composer and co-director of the PBS animated series The History of White People in America, an official selection of the Tribeca Film Festival. His Grammy-nominated Children’s Music album Black to the Future has been featured on NPR, Billboard and MSNBC. His debut Children's picture book, Daddy Daughter Day will be released with Little, Brown books this Father’s Day. Freelon is a former Durham City Councilman, a husband and a father of two based in Durham, North Carolina.
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