Juneteenth events for Central Florida By Spectrum News Staff Orlando UPDATED 10:06 AM ET Jun. 18, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:54 PM ET Jun. 17, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:54 PM EDT Jun. 17, 2021
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Here s a listing of some notable Juneteenth events taking place around Central Florida or being hosted virtually.
“African American Communities and Gentrification: Heritage & Affordability”: This virtual event will be at 7 p.m. Friday by the Hannibal Square Community Land Trust. The focus is on gentrification/homeownership equity. To register, go to https://hannibalsquareclt.org
Orlando City District & Wells Built Museum: Celebrate Freedom Juneteenth Event: Join us for a Juneteenth celebration that includes spoken word artists, a makers market and food trucks. Admission is $10. Location: Wells Built Museum of Africa
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WMFE Tiny Desk Contest
For local musicians and public radio fans, one of the most coveted stages in the country is the tiny desk of NPR host Bob Boilen and his NPR music crew. Every year, there s a nationwide open call for musicians to submit a desk-based performance to their local public radio outlet, where a panel of local experts determines the most worthy area entrant to be sent on to the national judging. The Sh-Booms almost took it all one year! Submissions are currently open until June 7. The rest of us can then thrill to the videos of the local finalists.
Pete Reinwald (
Spectrum News 13) writes about Barbara Liz Cepeda, founder of the nonprofit Kissimmee’s Escuela de Bomba y Plena Tata Cepeda, where she teaches bomba a traditional Puerto Rican type of music, drumming and dancing with distinctly African roots. The school carries name of Cepeda’s mom, Tata Cepeda, who named her own school after her grandmother.
Just before she begins each dance, Barbara Liz Cepeda appears confident and carefree. But at that moment, she says, she’s neither. “I’m scared,” she says. “I’m scared because for me it’s a responsibility … I’m carrying the legacy of my family.”