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The biggest night of the festival featuring major recording artists.
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Festival
Noon- 5PM
Kidz Zone / Family Activities, Educational / Community Info, Free Health Screenings, Vaccine Station, Local Artists / Musicians, Food & Beverage Vendors Available.
Each attendee including children must have a Day Pass accessible (physical or electronic) at entrance for check-in. Children under 15 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
All guests inside the fenced in festival grounds will depart the area by 5:00pm
Opening Ceremony
12:00 PM Main Stage
Department of Black Studies Cynthia L. Robinson, Ph.D. will Read The Emancipation Proclamation, a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the Civil War. The Proclamation changed the legal status of more than 3.5 million enslaved African Americans in the secessionist Confederate states from enslaved to free.
Welcome to the Birthsite! - JoAnna, Executive Director, shares general info about MXMF, programs & outreach efforts (3-5 min)
Youth reading the words of a speech by Malcolm X (3-5 min)
Visit our booth and come to the visitors center (pending renovations) - MXMF Ambassador to be determined by JoAnna; Board member (3-5 min)
Evening presentation (approx. 5-10 min):
At the top of the concert, having the MC introduce the audience to the site and recognizing WHERE they are, the memorial site for Malcolm X!
Executive Director will speak to the audience and welcome them to the grounds; a brief update on MXMF and encourage the community to bring others to the site or schedule a site visit for a tour.
Confirmed Poets:
Jewel Rodgers
Zedeka Poindexter
Jonathan Bryce "Lite Pole"
Bianca Swift
DJ Houston Alexander Spinning
12:30 PM
Kidz Zone / Family Activities, Educational / Community Info, Free Health Screenings, Vaccine Station, Local Artists / Musicians, Food & Beverage Vendors Available.
Each attendee including children must have a Day Pass accessible (physical or electronic) at entrance for check-in. Children under 15 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.
All guests inside the fenced in festival grounds will depart the area by 5:00pm
Contest & Giveaways
1:00PM - 5:00PM
Kid Zone Stage
Starting at 1:00PM
Laptops Raffled Away Ever Hour
Bike Give Away with Helmets Every Hour
