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Juneteenth Celebration

All American Freedom Day:
Renewing Passion for Freedom and Democracy

Monday, June 19 at 7 PM | Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

Presented by the Healing of the Nations Institute of the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference in association with Carnegie Hall.

Juneteenth honors the beginning of our nation’s true independence—the freedom for all members of the reunited nation after the American Civil War. More than 400 years after the first enslaved African people were brought to the North American colonies, the fight for justice and equity continues. Join Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes Jr., notable honorees, distinguished speakers, and renowned artists for this national celebration of Black culture.

Slide Pianist Joseph Joubert Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Dance Performances by: Take 6 Take 6 IMPACT Repertory Ebony Ecumenical Ensemble Kayden Hern The String Queens With 10 Grammy Awards, 10 Dove Awards, 2 NAACP Image Awards, a Soul Train Award, and more, The six voices of Take 6 (Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, Joel Kibble, Dave Thomas, Alvin Chea and Khristian Dentley), unite in crystal clear harmony, against a backdrop of syncopated rhythms, innovative arrangements, and funky grooves that bubble into an intoxicating brew of gospel, jazz, R&B, and pop. Heralded by Quincy Jones as the “baddest vocal cats on the planet,” Take 6 is recognized as the pre-eminent a cappella group in the world. Slide The String Queens The String Queens IMPACT Repertory Take 6 Ebony Ecumenical Ensemble Performances by: Pianist Joseph Joubert Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Dance Kayden Hern The String Queens (TSQ) is a dynamic trio that creates stimulating musical experiences that inspire diverse audiences to love, hope, feel and imagine!
TSQ performs versatile programs that transport audiences through time and a multitude of musical genres. Notable appearances include a special performance dedicated to Vice President Kamala Harris at the “We Are One” Presidential Inauguration Concert in January 2021 and rendering a spotlight presentation of TSQ’s electrifying arrangement of Harry Styles’s hit song “Golden” for the world’s most prestigious tennis tournament “The Championships, Wimbledon” in June 2021. Slide IMPACT Repertory IMPACT is an Oscar and Grammy nominated youth art and leadership training program that promotes the positive development of young people ages 12 to 19. IMPACT offers workshops, leadership programs and performance opportunities that encourage members to have the imagination, skills and confidence to create their “special place in the world.” IMPACT is rooted in creative self-expression and anchored by a commitment to Safe Space, Outstanding Effort and Service to the Community. (S.O.S.)

Performances by: The String Queens IMPACT Repertory Take 6 Ebony Ecumenical Ensemble Pianist Joseph Joubert Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Dance Kayden Hern Slide Ebony Ecumenical Ensemble The Ebony Ecumenical Ensemble was founded by renowned musical director, music educator and activist Bettye Franks Forbes in 1979.

The Ensemble’s wide-ranging repertoire
brings together a body of work which has come to be identified as the African
American religious experience. Performances by: The String Queens IMPACT Repertory Take 6 Ebony Ecumenical Ensemble Pianist Joseph Joubert Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Dance Kayden Hern Slide Kayden Hern Eight-year old Kayden Hern spoke as poet laureate at the inauguration of New York Governor Kathy Hochul. On New Year’s Day, he performed an original piece he wrote titled, “In My Mind.”

Kayden Jason Hern was born November 03, 2013, in Orlando, FL. He is currently an A/B Honor student at Kipp Star Harlem College Prep Elementary School. Kayden has multiple interests which include writing poetry, drawing, sports, Science, and a passionate love of music, which began at a very young age.
Performances by: The String Queens IMPACT Repertory Take 6 Ebony Ecumenical Ensemble Pianist Joseph Joubert Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Dance Kayden Hern Slide Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Dance Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet is a critically acclaimed dance theater company that celebrates arts and culture through showcasing diverse, exceptionally trained professional dancers. The Company’s dancers present original choreography that embodies classical and modern techniques with African American soul and spirit—all designed by Jamel Gaines. Performances by: The String Queens IMPACT Repertory Take 6 Ebony Ecumenical Ensemble Pianist Joseph Joubert Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Dance Kayden Hern Slide Pianist Joseph Joubert Performances by: The String Queens IMPACT Repertory Take 6 Ebony Ecumenical Ensemble Pianist Joseph Joubert Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Dance Kayden Hern Joseph Joubert is a hugely versatile musician whose wide-ranging accomplishments and talent as a pianist, arranger, orchestrator, Broadway
conductor, and music director have taken him around the world.

Most recently Joubert was musical director and orchestrator for Harriet Tubman star Cynthia Erivo in three sold out Tokyo performances.

Slide Pianist Joseph Joubert Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Dance Performances by: Take 6 IMPACT Repertory Ebony Ecumenical
Ensemble Kayden Hern The String Queens Take 6 With 10 Grammy Awards, 10 Dove Awards, 2 NAACP Image Awards, a Soul Train Award, and more, The six voices of Take 6 (Claude McKnight, Mark Kibble, Joel Kibble, Dave Thomas, Alvin Chea and Khristian Dentley), unite in crystal clear harmony, against a backdrop of syncopated rhythms, innovative arrangements, and funky grooves that bubble into an intoxicating brew of gospel, jazz, R&B, and pop. Heralded by Quincy Jones as the “baddest vocal cats on the planet,” Take 6 is recognized as the pre-eminent a cappella group in the world. Slide The String Queens The String Queens Take 6 Kayden Hern Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Dance Pianist Joseph Joubert Ebony Ecumenical
Ensemble IMPACT Repertory Performances by: The String Queens (TSQ) is a dynamic trio that creates stimulating musical experiences that inspire diverse audiences to love, hope, feel and imagine!
TSQ performs versatile programs that transport audiences through time and a multitude of musical genres. Notable appearances include a special performance dedicated to Vice President Kamala Harris at the “We Are One” Presidential Inauguration Concert in January 2021 and rendering a spotlight presentation of TSQ’s electrifying arrangement of Harry Styles’s hit song “Golden” for the world’s most prestigious tennis tournament “The Championships, Wimbledon” in June 2021. Slide IMPACT Repertory IMPACT is an Oscar and Grammy nominated youth art and leadership training program that promotes the positive development of young people ages 12 to 19. IMPACT offers workshops, leadership programs and performance opportunities that encourage members to have the imagination, skills and confidence to create their “special place in the world.” IMPACT is rooted in creative self-expression and anchored by a commitment to Safe Space, Outstanding Effort and Service to the Community. (S.O.S.)

 Kayden Hern Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Dance Pianist Joseph Joubert Ebony Ecumenical
Ensemble IMPACT Repertory Performances by: The String Queens Take 6 Slide Ebony Ecumenical Ensemble The Ebony Ecumenical Ensemble was founded by renowned musical director, music educator and activist Bettye Franks Forbes in 1979.

The Ensemble’s wide-ranging repertoire
brings together a body of work which has come to be identified as the African
American religious experience. Kayden Hern Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Dance Pianist Joseph Joubert Ebony Ecumenical
Ensemble Performances by: The String Queens IMPACT Repertory Take 6 Slide Kayden Hern Eight-year old Kayden Hern spoke as poet laureate at the inauguration of New York Governor Kathy Hochul. On New Year’s Day, he performed an original piece he wrote titled, “In My Mind.”

Kayden Jason Hern was born November 03, 2013, in Orlando, FL. He is currently an A/B Honor student at Kipp Star Harlem College Prep Elementary School. Kayden has multiple interests which include writing poetry, drawing, sports, Science, and a passionate love of music, which began at a very young age.
Performances by: Kayden Hern Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Dance Pianist Joseph Joubert Ebony Ecumenical
Ensemble IMPACT Repertory The String Queens Take 6 Slide Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Dance Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet is a critically acclaimed dance theater company that celebrates arts and culture through showcasing diverse, exceptionally trained professional dancers. The Company’s dancers present original choreography that embodies classical and modern techniques with African American soul and spirit—all designed by Jamel Gaines. Performances by: Kayden Hern Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Dance Pianist Joseph Joubert Ebony Ecumenical
Ensemble IMPACT Repertory The String Queens Take 6 Slide Pianist Joseph Joubert Performances by: Kayden Hern Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Dance Pianist Joseph Joubert Ebony Ecumenical
Ensemble IMPACT Repertory The String Queens Take 6 Joseph Joubert is a hugely versatile musician whose wide-ranging accomplishments and talent as a pianist, arranger, orchestrator, Broadway
conductor, and music director have taken him around the world.

Most recently Joubert was musical director and orchestrator for Harriet Tubman star Cynthia Erivo in three sold out Tokyo performances.

Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr.

Host

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Dr. Iva E. Carruthers

Co-Host

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LaChanze

Mistress of Ceremonies

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Rev. Mark A. Thompson

Speaker

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Gay McDougall 

Honoree

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Rev. Dr. James M. Lawson Jr.

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The Carter Center

Honoree


2023 Sponsors

Slide Baptist Joint Committee
for Religious Liberty

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