

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Juneteenth: A Celebration of Unity
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Jun, 2025 at 04:00 pm – Thu, 19 Jun, 2025 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us in honoring Juneteenth with culture, conversation and community engagement at Juneteenth: A Celebration of Unity from 4-7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 19 at the MIDFLORIDA Event Center, 9221 SE Event Center Place.

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, marks the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States.

There will be student dance performances, storytelling with Natasha Tripplett and a panel of meaningful discussions, followed by an inspiring keynote speaker, Wintley A. Phipps.

The event is free. 

For more information about this event as well as other local Juneteenth events, visit www.cityofpsl.com/juneteenth.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
4 p.m.: National anthem and Black national anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing”
4:05 p.m.: Welcome and reading of proclamation by Mayor Shannon Martin
4:10 p.m.: Dance performance, Onyx Dance Studio Inc.
4:30 p.m.: Storytelling, “Juneteenth Is” by Natasha Tripplett
5 p.m.: Community Conversations Panel
6 p.m.: Keynote speaker / performance, Wintley Phipps
7 p.m.: Choir performance, River of Life Fellowship, led by Pastor Dr. Vernon Shazier
7:30 p.m.: Photobooth, mix and mingle

Come together to celebrate history, uplift voices and engage in powerful conversations that shape our future.

NATASHA TRIPPLETT
Natasha Tripplett, a Jewish-Jamaican American author, lives in Northern California where she writes from a tree house perched in a sycamore tree. As a baby, Natasha was adopted from foster care, into a Dutch, Christian family. Her multicultural background has allowed her to flow seamlessly through different cultures while bridging gaps that typically divide people. 

WINTLEY A. PHIPPS
Wintley Augustus Phipps is a pastor, world-renowned vocal artist, motivational speaker and education activist. He is the founder and president of the U.S. Dream Academy, Inc., a national after-school program that aims to break the cycle of intergenerational incarceration by giving children the skills and vision necessary to explore and expand their potential to lead productive and fulfilling lives. Since 1998, the U.S. Dream Academy has served nearly 12,000 children living in neighborhoods harmed by high rates of incarceration.

Phipps was born in Trinidad, West Indies and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He attended Kingsway College, a Christian Academy; Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama, where he received a bachelor's degree in theology; and earned a master's of divinity degree from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. He also holds an honorary degree of doctor of humane letters from Waynesburg University and MidAmerica Nazarene University; an honorary doctor of laws degree from Andrews University; an honorary degree of doctor of education from Wheelock College; and an honorary doctor of laws degree from Oakwood University.
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- **Event Categories**: juneteenth, art, music, literary-art, entertainment, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 42

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Port Saint Lucie
- **state**: FL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: MIDFLORIDA Event Center
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- **full address**: MIDFLORIDA Event Center, 9221 S.E. Event Center Place,Port Saint Lucie, Florida, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: City of Port St. Lucie - City Hall (https://allevents.in/org/city-of-port-st-lucie-city-hall/5583857)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 19 Jun, 2025 at 04:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** MIDFLORIDA Event Center, 9221 S.E. Event Center Place,Port Saint Lucie, Florida, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** City of Port St. Lucie - City Hall
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** juneteenth, art, music, literary-art, entertainment, storytelling
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Juneteenth: A Celebration of Unity ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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