Events
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Family Fun Day!
Saturday, July 20th (11AM – 3PM).
Come on out to Island Park for the perfect summer, family event. Games, food, music, and more! Completely FREE to attend!
In partnership between City of Racine PRCS and Root River Council.
Monument Mash is back for another year!
Join us down on Monument Square as we celebrate Halloween with games, music, contests and more!
Saturday, October 19th, 2024 from 1PM-3PM. (Flyer coming soon)
Check out photos from last year’s event! – Monument Mash 2023
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
Our inaugural event in 2019 paved the way for this now annual event!
2024 Dates:
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Where: Cesar Chavez Community Center – 2221 Douglas Ave
Cost: Admission & activities are free; food & merchandise are available for purchase
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Juneteenth Day Celebration
Juneteenth represents the joy of freedom – the chance for a new beginning!
All activities are free. Food, drink, and vendor merchandise is available for purchase.
Date: TBD 2022
Time: 12 – 8 pm
Where: Dr. John Bryant Community Center
601 Caron Butler Drive Racine
Visit: Our Juneteeth Day page for more information.
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WHY WE CELEBRATE
Juneteenth represents the joy of freedom-the chance for a new beginning.
Unless we expose the truth about the African-American Slave experience, Americans won’t be truly free.
Never must we forget our ancestors’ endurance of one of the worst slave experiences in human history.
Every American has benefited from the wealth blacks created through over 300 years of free labor and Juneteenth allows us to acknowledge that debt.
We celebrate to encourage every former slave-holding state to follow Texas’ (and Oklahoma’s) example and make Juneteenth day a state holiday.
Every day in America blacks are reminded of the legacy of slavery. Juneteenth counters that by reminding us of the promise of Deliverance.
Even on the journey to discover who we are, Juneteenth allows us to reflect on where we’ve been, where we’re at, and where we are going as a people.
“Never give up hope” is the legacy our enslaved ancestor left. It was this legacy that produced Black Heroism in the Civil Rights era. It is this legacy we celebrate.
To proclaim for all the world to hear, that human rights must never again become subservient to property rights.
History books have only told a small part of the story: Juneteenth gives us a chance to set the record straight.
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