Juneteenth Celebration Press Interview w/ Vedale Hill
//CW Editor-in-Chief, Lexi S. Brunson spoke to lead artist for the Juneteenth Mural in Milwaukee WI, Vedale Hill, on how art elevates the holiday & its history.
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Juneteenth Milwaukee Golden Anniversary! Sponsored by Northcott Neighborhood House!
/*information provided by Elizabeth Coggs
Mural design created by artist Vedale Hill
Juneteenth Milwaukee Golden Anniversary. . . It's Countdown Time. Join Us for Juneteenth this Saturday!
Who: Tony Kearney, Executive Director of Northcott Neighborhood House, Artist Vedale Hill, Employ Milwaukee Earn & Learn Summer Youth Employment Fair, Juneteenth T-Shirts Go On Sale June 15, 2021!
What: Juneteenth Pageant Director LaTonya Lucas announces the date for the crowning, on June 16, 2021-4pm, Juneteenth Muralist, Vedale Hill will talk about the mural; Chytania Brown, President and CEO of Employ Milwaukee Earn & Learn Summer Youth Employment Fair speaks, and the Juneteenth Golden Anniversary T-Shirts Go On Sale June 15, 2021.
When: 12 p.m. on Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Where: Northcott Neighborhood House, 2460 N 6th St, Milwaukee, WI 53212
(Milwaukee) June 15, 2021 - Northcott Neighborhood House (NNH), Executive Director Tony A. Kearney, Sr. and Juneteenth Pageant Director, LaTonya Lucas are announcing that on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at 4pm; the Juneteenth 50th Anniversary Pageant Winners and their Court will be announced at Northcott Neighborhood House. Also, in attendance will be the 2020 Juneteenth Pageant winners:
Little Miss Juneteenth Avana Kelly
1st Runner-up Tehana Titus
2nd Runner-up Madelyn Taylor
3rd Runner-up Isharra Collier
Miss Juneteenth Day Ayanna Bennet
1st Runner-up Adaobi Nnamuchi
2nd Runner-up Aniyah Lobley
Mister Juneteenth Jr Christian Wilder
Mister Juneteenth Reign Riley
1st Runner-up Stephawn Easley
2nd Runner-up Isreal Akinsanya
3rd Runner-up Shaun McFerrin
The Juneteenth 50th Golden Anniversary mural will be designed by Vedale Hill. The mural will reflect the Juneteenth historical attributes of the holiday and will be painted on Locust and king Drive intersection. Vedale Hill studio is in the Bronzeville area, and he is known for working with youth and bringing out their creativity and talent in their artistic design. Mr. Hill said, "I am excited about doing a mural that will allow everyone to get involved it's intergenerational and community involved."
Ms. Brown of Employ Milwaukee is bringing the Earn and Learn Summer Youth Employment Program to the people. Ms. Brown shared, "when I became CEO, "I shared I wanted to expand on what Employ Milwaukee is doing and this is one of the initiatives, taking this Earn & Learn to the youth."
Lastly, Juneteenth T-shirts will go on sale Tuesday, June 15, 2021, this is another way people can support the Juneteenth 50th Golden Anniversary. There are two styles that you can:
The white t-shirt with green ink is selling for $12.50 or 2 for $20
The white t-shirt with the green and gold ink is selling $15 each or two for $25
Stop in at Northcott Neighborhood House, 2460 N. 6th Street and pick up your Juneteenth T-shirt swag for you and your family and show your pride.
The Juneteenth Day celebration is this Saturday starting with the parade at 8am, watch it live on TMJ4. Join us for a family fun day at Juneteenth!
- Elizabeth Coggs 414-372-3770 | ecoggs@northcotthouse.org
Juneteenth Black Lives Matter Street Mural in MILWAUKEE
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Many Street murals have been popping up around the country to express solidarity with the Black Lives Matter call to action. Today on this Juneteenth of 2020. Alderwoman Milele A. Coggs, invites our Milwaukee community to join Lead Artist Vedale Hill, in a Black Lives Matter community art mural.
We had a chance to talk to Vedale as he was preparing for todays Juneteenth event. Here is what he had to say:
“The Black Lives Matter Street Mural is a public art piece commissioned by the City of Milwaukee, funded by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, supported by West Care and the local Walmart. I was selected as the Lead Artist to program and produce the mural with the help of other local artists. During these difficult times in our country, I feel that it is a necessity to help the community grow, while also understanding the beauty of the moment. As a long time advocate for community development, I believe that at this moment we are no longer knocking at changes door but instead, we are kicking it in. The location in its self is ideal because it serves as a double entendre of meaning. It is not only literally an intersection but is an intersection between the police and the community that they have taken an oath to serve.”
As a local media outlet that is all about community and creative culture, we are proud to see a visual representation of the rhetoric we have always lived by. Please join and be apart of this historic event.
(Don’t forget your mask! #SociallyResponsible)
BLACK LIVES MATTER.
/Lexi, Editor-in-Chief CW
