Juneteenth Panel & Group Discussion

Join us for Findlay Market's 5th Annual Juneteenth Group & Panel Discussion in partnership with Black is Excellence.


Following this year’s theme, We Rise, Heal and Overcome, panelists will discuss the ongoing work of building community, lifting each other up, and learning to heal in the face of continual adversity.


Moderating this panel will be Deasa Dorsey, a Community Educator, Patient Advocate, and Visionary. She is the Visionary & Co-Founder of the Black Nurse Network, an organization of professional nurses dedicated to supporting Black nursing students through graduation. Deasa is also the Co-Director and Co-Producer of Breaking the Silence: A Black Nursing Documentary (2024).



This Year’s Panelists:

⭐ Alandes Powell, Executive Director & Co-Founder, Black Art Speaks

⭐ Dr. Steven Kniffley, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Associate Professor, and Higher Education Administrator at the University of Cincinnati

⭐ Dr. Kelli Beecher, Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati’s College of Nursing; Licensed Family Nurse Practitioner

⭐ Norman D. Holloway, Success Via Chess


This panel discussion is entirely free of charge, but seating is limited, so we kindly ask that you reserve your seat ahead of time.

You may also like the following events from Findlay Market:

• This Thursday, 19th June, 01:00 pm, Juneteenth Tasting Tour in Cincinnati
• This Sunday, 22nd June, 10:00 am, Juneteenth Tasting Event in Cincinnati
• Next Wednesday, 25th June, 05:30 pm, Community Nights: Rainbow Connections in Cincinnati

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