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When Kemone Hendricks started Evanston’s annual Juneteenth parade in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, celebrations included just a car parade and online events. Four years later, the founder and executive director of Evanston Present and Future said the fifth annual celebration will feature floats, music and dance performances at the parade, as well as various.
Evanston Community Foundation held its first in-person Public Service Challenge since before the COVID-19 pandemic at the Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Center Saturday. Established in 2000, the Public Service Challenge seeks to help Evanston residents navigate the intricacies of running a city office or school board campaign through nonpartisan training, according to Senior Director.
Evanston Present and Future will hold the “Capturing Moments: Teen Parent Photo Session” event on March 9. At the one-day free event, young parents will be able to take family portraits with their children. Kemone Hendricks, the founder and executive director of Evanston Present and Future, said she wanted to organize an event for teen.
After lying dormant for two years, nonprofit Evanston Present and Future’s Juneteenth Creative Dance Team Program is back in full force, with auditions beginning in February for Black and Brown residents in Evanston, according to the nonprofit’s Facebook page. Kemone Hendricks founded Evanston Present and Future and its Juneteenth Creative Dance Team Program in partnership.