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Juneteenth Celebration in Lacoochee at the Boys and Girls Club at Stanley Park sponsored by Pasco Parks and Recreation by Richard K. Riley

Juneteenth Celebration in Lacoochee at the Boys and Girls Club at Stanley Park sponsored by Pasco Parks and Recreation and a proclamation by Dade City Mayor Jim Shive, along with Dade City commissioners Lisa Simon and Normita Woodard. Dade City’s third annual celebration was held at the Lewis Abraham Boys & Girls Club...

East Pasco’s Inaugural Juneteenth Celebration at Naomi Jones Pyracantha Park in Dade City by Richard K Riley

Wednesday, Jun 30, 2021 | On Target Page: Greater Pasco County, Zephyrhills, Dade City, Black Heritage Events
East Pasco’s Inaugural County Juneteenth Celebration was held at Naomi Jones Pyracantha Park in Dade City. Juneteenth was officially designated a federal holiday this year, 2021 in the United States commemorating the emancipation of African American slaves. It is also often observed for celebrating African American culture. [...]

Clean-Up at Historic Site of Mount Carmel Church and Cemetery

Sunday, Jul 13, 2014 | On Target Page: Land O'Lakes, Lutz, Land O'Lakes Community Events, Black Heritage Events

The Black Caucus of Pasco County organized the 2014 Juneteenth Mt. Carmel Historic African American Cemetery Clean-Up. With the help of local sponsors, Juno Landscaping Services, Snapper Warren, Clay Colson, Dan and Annie Callahan, and The African American Club and Heritage of Pasco County, this clean-up was possible...

Honoring Martin Luther King Jr in Pasco County Florida

Wednesday, Feb 01, 2012 | On Target Page: Greater Pasco County, Trinity & West Pasco, Black Heritage Events
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr would have been proud. Amongst the people celebrating his life were heroes of past wars, a young mother with a gift of poetry, inspirational musicians and speakers. Dr. Michael Miller spoke of encouraging each other and having a positive attitude in the midst of a society of negativity.

African American Club of Pasco 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award

Wednesday, Feb 01, 2012 | On Target Page: Greater Pasco County, Trinity & West Pasco, Black Heritage Events

Major Al Cave ... Imagine for a moment that you are an orphaned black child, abused by the grandmother who took you in, sent without justification to a brutal institution where you see other kids beaten and know you will be too, so you run away, onto the streets of New York City at the age of eleven, with no means of support, no safety net, no safe place to sleep, and hope seems too much to hope for.

Cadets meet Hero Marine and Viet Nam Prisoner of War

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr would have been proud. Amongst the people celebrating his life were heroes of past wars. David M. Calder of Holiday, a Marine Prisoner of War who served his country in Viet Nam told his story

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration in Pasco County

Sunday, Jan 15, 2012 | On Target Page: Greater Pasco County, Black Heritage Events
A celebration of the life of Martin Luther King Jr., sponsored by the African American Club of Pasco , will be held on January 16, 2012 at 10:30 am

Juneteenth Celebration by The African American Club in West Pasco

Saturday, Jun 18, 2011 | On Target Page: Black Heritage Events

The 2011 Juneteenth Celebration sponsored by The African American Club was a mixture of Music art dance and fellowship and just a tad bit of education. Free food was provided thanks to generous donations by local vendors and businesses. Hundreds of people came out to the Juneteenth Celebration, a family event, marking the arrival of Union troops in Galveston, Texas, on June 18, 1865, to enforce the slavery abolishing Emancipation Proclamation.

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