Join the Coretta Scott King Center for Cultural and Intellectual Freedom at Antioch College, the 365 Project, and the Yellow Springs Juneteenth Planning Committee for the 2025 Yellow Springs Celebration of Peace and Unity.

This festival will both celebrate the Juneteenth holiday and commemorate the 60th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech at Antioch College’s commencement on June 19, 1965.

In addition to a wide variety of non-food and food vendors, this festival will feature music, performances, and fun activities for both youth and adults.

What:  Yellow Springs Celebration of Peace and Unity: A Juneteenth Festival and Martin Luther King Jr. Speech 60th Anniversary commemoration.
When: Thursday, June 19, 2025
Where: Antioch College, 1 Morgan Place, Yellow Springs, Ohio 45387

Event Schedule:

1:00-2:00 PM – Coretta and Martin’s Yellow Springs Juneteenth Walk

Join us for a walk, organized by the 365 Project, highlighting places in Yellow Springs that were important for Coretta Scott King and Dr. Martin Luther King’s time in the village. The walk will start at the Coretta Scott King Center (781 Livermore Road, Yellow Springs)

2:00–5:00 PM – Community Day Celebration

Join us for a celebration that will feature food and non-food vendors, educational displays, arts activities, games for youth and adults, performances, workshops, and free books for youth provided by the Yellow Springs Community Library.

List of Vendors and Organizations with Booths: 

• The 365 Project
• National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
• Yellow Springs Community Library
• Antioch College Learning Hubs and Admissions
• Antioch College Kitchens Catering
• 91.3/WYSO
• Utopian African Boutique of Fairborn
• Miami Valley United Kenyan Association (Jewelry and Environmental Justice Display)
• Tundearts – Chief Tunde Visual Artist
• Hundred Pair
• Something Else Ceramics
• Gogisgksoquili Dimalanta Visual Art Prints
• Mental Health Resources
• Brunner Literacy Center
• IMME & MORE
• Ba’Masimo Designs
• People’s Banner Workshop 

List of Activities: 

• Social Justice Games for Youth and Adults organized by Keith and Elaine Kresge
• “Back to Natural” film screening
• Natural Hair Workshop facilitated by Kafisalah Salahuddin owner of Salsa’s Tingz
• Yoga Workshop w/ Tiffany Brown
• Rest and Restoration Space in the Coretta Scott King Center
• People’s Banner Workshop – Interactive Art Activities facilitated by Migiwa Orimo
• Juneteenth Visual Display in Herndon Gallery Balcony
• African Diaspora Dance Workshop w/ Queen Meccasia Zabriskie
• Spoken Word Open Mic hosted by Truth Garrett
• African Fashion Show hosted by Utopian African Boutique/ Sylvia Chess
  • 2:10 – 2:40 PM – Yoga – Tiffany Brown
  • 2:45 – 3:45 PM – Back to Natural Movie in McGregor 218
  • 2:50 – 3:20 PM – African Diaspora Dance Class – Queen Zabriskie
  • 3:20 – 3:40 PM – Basim DJ Set
  • 3:50 PM – Natural Hair Workshop Begins w/ Kafisalah Salahuddin owner of Salsa’s Tingz
  • 3:45 – 4:15 PM – African Fashion Show – Sylvia Chess
  • 4:30-5:00 PM – Spoken Word Open Mic – Truth Garrett
    • Yvette “Diva” Williams – Revolution Remix
    • Truth Garrett
    • Issa Ali Walker
    • Kafisalah Salahuddin

5:00 – 7:00 PM – Juneteenth Program and MLK Plaque Dedication

This program will feature information about Juneteenth, music selections by the World House Choir, recitation of WPA slave narratives, a dance performance, recitation of excerpts of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech, and the dedication of a plaque sponsored by the Zeta Delta Lambda chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

7:00 – 9:00 PM – Juneteenth Party