It is a day to celebrate, a day for reflecting back on our collective American history and the Black experience — but also a day for looking forward to the work that remains to achieve genuine Black equity in America. On this newest of national holidays, we invite you to explore and revisit the lived experience of freedom warriors like Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Anna Murray Douglass, Frederick Douglass and countless other abolitionist heroes who fought for emancipation. Their stories inspire us to continue forging paths forward to genuine equity, to examine the roots of racism that still take hold in society and to dismantle the structural inequalities in America. Below are several events happening around the Bay Area to commemorate Juneteenth. However you choose to spend the day, we wish you and yours the best.

-David Sobel, CEO

Featured Event:

Black Panther Party Homecoming Exhibit

6/18 – 6-8pm & 6/19 – 11am-5pm – Free

Fillmore Heritage Center Gallery

Take a look inside history at the Fillmore Heritage Center, from the very place that served as the national distribution center for the Black Panther Party’s Commonwealth newspaper. The exclusive exhibit represents the first time in over 50 years that many of the photos have been accessible to the public. This exciting limited-time exhibit explores the power of words and ideas to change the world.

Other Bay Area Events:

Juneteenth at BVOH

6/19 – 12:30pm – Free

Bayview Opera House

SFBFF & Big+Black+Brunch Present “Black Creatives and Filmmakers”

6/19 – 6pm – $30

Westfield SF, 3rd Floor

MEGABLACK SF Juneteenth on the Waterfront

6/19 – 8am – 2pm – Free

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