ROC the Block Returns: Tampa’s Juneteenth Celebration Gears Up for Its Biggest Year Yet Tampa, get ready! The 5th Annual ROC the Block Juneteenth Celebration is back from June 16–21, bringing a week-long celebration of Black excellence to the Tampa Bay area. The idea for ROC the Block was sparked when Founder Belaji Ajike decided…
Traveling for a festival is one of my favorite ways to experience a new city. Check out some of the attractions that I did last year to enhance my time in Jax.
During the summit, attendees will have an opportunity to connect with like-minded travel professionals during various events including speaker sessions, the Black Travel Awards Gala, Kemetic Yoga and the organization’s inaugural Black Travel Film Festival.
Explore Jacksonville’s Rich Black Heritage and Enjoy Juneteenth Juneteenth became an unofficial holiday in 1865 when 250,000 slaves in Texas, were declared free by the U.S. Army. Over time, Black communities in Texas and throughout the United States started celebrating our emancipation. Juneteenth was made a federal holiday in 2021 but even without national attention,…
Join Rae and other leaders in the Black film space this month in Miami.
The history of jazz in Jacksonville runs deep. The LaVilla neighborhood, near downtown, was referred to as the “Harlem of the South” in the 1940s and remained a hub of Black culture for decades.