Celebrating Juneteenth at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum

MARKS. THIS WEEK MARKS JUNETEENTH, THE CELEBRATION OF THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND THE REGINALD F LEWIS MUSEUM IS HOLDING A SPECIAL CELEBRATION THIS WEEK TO COMMEMORATE. JOINING US LIVE THIS MORNING WITH MORE IS CRYSTAL TURNER. GOOD MORNING. SO I MEAN AT THIS POINT I FEEL LIKE PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO KNOW ABOUT JUNETEENTH SINCE IT’S BECOME A FEDERAL HOLIDAY. THAT’S ONLY BEEN A FEW YEARS. BUT FOR FOLKS THAT STILL DON’T KNOW, TELL US WHAT JUNETEENTH IS AND WHY IT’S SIGNIFICANT. JUNETEENTH SIGNIFIES THE LAST SLAVES IN TEXAS TO LEARN THAT THEY WERE FREE. THEY IN 1865, SOLDIERS WENT TO TEXAS AND PROCLAIMED THAT THE SLAVES WERE FREE. YEAH. AND YOU GUYS HAVE A BLOCK PARTY THAT’S COMING UP? WE DO. WE’RE DOING BIG CELEBRATIONS. SO WE’RE HAVING AN INDOOR OUTDOOR CELEBRATION. ALL OF OUR EXHIBITS WILL BE OPEN. WE HAVE MUSIC, WE HAVE FOOD TRUCKS, WE HAVE THE ORIOLE. BIRD WILL BE THERE HANGING OUT WITH US TO CELEBRATE. WE HAVE SO MUCH TO CELEBRATE, NOT JUST JUNETEENTH, BUT IT IS OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AS WELL. WE JUST HAD A GREAT GALA, BUT THIS IS OUR CELEBRATION FOR OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY AND IT’S AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC MONTH, SO WE’LL BE CELEBRATING THAT TOO. THERE’S A LOT TO CELEBRATE. JUBILEE, SO MUCH TO CELEBRATE NOW. IS THIS A TICKETED EVENT OR IS IT FREE? AND WE’D LOVE FOR YOU TO REGISTER ONLINE, BUT IT IS A FREE EVENT, FREE TO THE FAMILY. WE’RE HOPING THAT PEOPLE WILL MAKE SOME DONATIONS TO HELP US CONTINUE TO PROTECT BLACK HISTORY. AND LOOK, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO WANT TO DO IT BECAUSE IT’S A FUN EVENT. AND YOU KNOW, WHEN THE REGINALD F THE O’S MUSEUM DOES SOMETHING, THEY DO IT BIG. WE DO A BIG. WE HAVE A GOOD TIME. WE LIKE TO PARTY. YEAH. AND YOU GOT TO JUST HAD SO MUCH GOING ON THIS YEAR. TELL US WHAT HAS IT JUST BEEN LIKE. IT’S KIND OF BEEN EVENT AFTER EVENT. IT’S BEEN EVENT AFTER EVENT. IT’S BEEN GREAT BECAUSE AGAIN, IT’S OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY. WE’RE SO EXCITED THIS YEAR THAT THE KHIREE LOUIS MUSEUM HAS BEEN HERE FOR 20 YEARS. SO WE LAUNCHED A NEW BRAND. WE HAVE THE CROWN, WHICH IS OUR NEW BRAND IMAGE AND LOGO, AND WE’RE SO EXCITED ABOUT IT. WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT THE MUSEUM ITSELF THAT WE ARE TELLING? MARYLAND BLACK STORIES 365 DAYS A YEAR, THAT YOU CAN COME AND PROTECT AND SUPPORT BLACK HISTORY JUST BY VISITING. BE A MEMBER. PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS ASKING US, HOW CAN WE SUPPORT VISIT? SIMPLE AS THAT. ALL RIGHT. WHERE CAN PEOPLE GO TO REGISTER FOR JUNETEENTH? LEWIS MUSEUM.COM. AND IF THEY FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA, INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, AT LEWIS MUSEUM, YOU CAN KEEP UP WITH ALL THE HAPS. ALL RIGHT. PERFECT. THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. THANKS FOR INVITING ME. AND HAPPY FATHER’S DAY TO MY