The announcement was made this week by Jacksonville City Councilwoman Ju’Coby Pittman, James Weldon Johnson Park and the city.
The event will be hosted by Rahman Johnson, National Anchor for the Black Information Network and award-winning author, actor and journalist.Paris Winningham, who appeared on “The Voice,” will headline the festival’s entertainment. Other performers will include Jacksonville Arts and Music School, Taryn “Love Reigns” Warwood, Mal Jones, representatives of the Jacksonville Gullah Geechee Nation and MJbaker.
“As a community, we are recognizing the past wrongs and injustices with a celebration of unity with a profound purpose. As we continue to celebrate as a community, we still have work to do together,” Pittman said in the release.
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