NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and the FBI have partnered to host Marshall’s second annual Juneteenth festival on June 16 at 11 a.m. in Activities Building 4316. The event is in celebration of the federal holiday observed on June 19, which marks the end of slavery in the United States and commemorates African American freedom.
FBI Associate Deputy Director Brian Turner, who joined the bureau in 2002 and has supported anti-crime and counter-terrorism efforts in Iraq, Europe, and across the United States, will provide the keynote address. The event will also include games, a dance performance by Lecoledance Company, and a line dance tutorial.
Exhibitors will share information on health and disease prevention and will display goods and apparel, celebrating Juneteenth and the shared American experience. Additionally, a number of local food trucks will be in the 4316 parking lot.
The festival is jointly organized by Marshall’s Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity, Black Employees and Allies at Marshall, or BEAM, and FBI African American Millennials, or FAAM.