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UBA Presents Junteenth 2021 Juneteenth Comedy Jam Black Business Expo T e e h e e ' s C o m e d y C l u b , 1 4 3 3 W a l n u t S t . D e s M o i n e s E m b a s s y S u i t e s b y H i l t o n D e s M o i n e s S a t . , J u n e 1 9 , 9 : 3 0 p . m . 1 0 1 E L o c u s t S t D e s M o i n e s S a t . , J u n e 1 9 , 1 2 - 5 p . m . Comedy show featuring local and regional African American comedians ($25) Free to attend Black Business Expo HTTPS://WWW-TEEHEESCOMEDY- HTTPS://WWW.EVENTBRITE.COM/E/JUNETEENTH-BLACK- COM.SEATENGINE.COM/SHOWS/144418 BUSINESS-EXPO-AND-TOUR-JUMP-OFF-TICKETS-111760143598 Juneteenth The Movement Neighbor's Day x B k L i v e 1 1 5 9 2 4 t h S t D e s M o i n e s , I A 5 0 3 1 1 W e s t e r n G a t e w a y P a r k , D e s M o i n e s S a t . , J u n e 1 9 , 7 p . m . S a t . , J u n e 1 9 , 1 1 a . m . - 1 1 p . m . Iowa PBS, Iowa Public Radio and xBk are excited to bring you Biggest Juneteeth event in the area, Free Juneteenth: The Movement, a two-hour live television, radio WWW.IOWAJUNETEENTH.ORG and digital event! ($25) Sherman Hill Neighborhood Association's HTTPS://WWW.EVENTBRITE.COM/E/JUNETEENTH-THE-MOVEMENT- First Annual Juneteenth TICKETS-157365112287 S h e r m a n H i l l N e i g h b o r h o o d , D e s M o i n e s Juneteenth Take and Make

Chalk Artists F o r e s t A v e L i b r a r y http://bit.ly/shermanhill M o n . , J u n e 1 4 - F r i . , J u n e 1 8 Stop by Forest Avenue Library to pick up your Juneteenth Juneteenth/Black Art Exhibit celebration popper craft and button! HTTPS://WWW.DMPL.ORG/EVENTS/JUNETEENTH-TAKE-AND-MAKE M a i n f r a m e S t u d i o s , 9 0 0 K e o s a u q u a W a y , D e s M o i n e s F r i . , J u n e 1 8 , 4 p . m . - 1 1 : 4 5 p . m . The Heartland Black Panther Party and Free Juneteenth/Black Art Exhibit with Urban City Des Moines Magazine V i r t u a l E v e n t : T u e s d a y , J u n e 1 5 , 7 p . m . HTTPS://WWW.MAINFRAMESTUDIOS.ORG/EVENTS/JUNETEENTH- BLACK-ART-EXHIBIT/ Our speakers will discuss how the forces of injustice shaped the emergence of the Black Panther Party in the Heartland of the Juneteenth Celebration with Hope Elim United States. H o p e E l i m , 2 5 0 0 U n i v e r s i t y A v e . , D e s M o i n e s HTTPS://WWW.DMPL.ORG/EVENTS/HEARTLAND-BLACK-PANTHER-PARTY- S u n . , J u n e 1 3 , 4 p . m . - 7 p . m . AND-DES-MOINES-IOWA

Performances from several community choirs HTTPS://WWW.LUTHERANCHURCHOFHOPE.ORG/HOPE- ELIM/CALENDAR/EID/739538/ A Story of Fort Des Moines: Charles Hamilton Houston Virtual Events for All Ages V i r t u a l E v e n t : T u e s d a y , J u n e 2 2 , 6 p . m . BLACKIOWA.ORG/EVENTS/JUNETEENTH/ In May 1917, the United States opens the very first Officers Training Camp for Black men in military history. The location – Fort Des Moines. Over the next six months, 1,200 Black men are trained to lead segregated commands in World War I, all the while knowing that their success or failure as leaders will be used by others as evidence of the abilities of their race.

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