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WE are breaking Chains
Celebrating Freedom is Our Thing.
The Juneteenth Foundation is a 501(C)3 organized by a group of professionals championing the celebration of Juneteenth as a federal holiday in the United States and around the world. Recognizing the significance of Juneteenth, our team is dedicated to pioneering the strategy that will make Juneteenth a federal holiday and champion corporate and citizen engagement for healing and advocacy for Black Americans. Our day to day task involves developing relationships with organizations and individuals to make our mission a reality. We have organized four main initiatives that are geared towards creating awareness and promoting Juneteenth.
our mission
Building a movement to nationally recognize Juneteenth and to celebrate the excellence of Black culture and freedom.
Our Team
Get To Know the Faces
Executives
Laquan Austion
Founder
Alicia Austion
Executive Director
BOARD OF Directors
Charles Hurley
Board of Directors
Brianca Hurley
Board of Directors
Isaac King
Board of Directors
BOARD OF ADVISORS
Ben Branch
Board of Advisors
Amy Seusing
Board of Advisors
Funsho Owolabi
Board of Advisors
Karim Marshall
Board of Advisors
David Washington IV
Board of Advisors
John Burns
Board of Advisors
Deontray Jones
Board of Advisors
Team Members
Grace Oak
Team Member
Franklin Stowe
Team Member
at The Juneteenth Foundation
We Believe That...
Juneteenth Should Be a Federal holiday
We are pushing for a national agenda to make Juneteenth a federal holiday recognized and celebrated across the entire United States. To that end, we are forging relationships with lawmakers across the aisle to materialize our strategy to execute our main goal.
All men are created equal
We believe in the American founding principles stating that, "All men are created equal and therefore all men deserve liberty and justice". Through this principle, we dedicate a part of our mission to support underprivileged individuals to access higher education through scholarships to Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Freedom is worth celebrating
Celebrating freedom of Black Americans helps ensure that Black people (and the entire nation for that matter) do not relive the dark moments of slavery. We have designed the Juneteenth Festival and its celebrations in a way that educates our audience about slavery and its lasting effects still present in society today.
Create the Change
Join Us for the Freedom Festival
For many years, Juneteenth has been under-recognized and under-celebrated. Juneteenth marks the nation’s second Independence Day and should be a national pride as a significant milestone in American history. This year, we will help create the platform for the nation to come together to celebrate Juneteenth and host one of the largest Juneteenth celebrations in America.