Still, We Rise!: Juneteenth 2025

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Juneteenth is a time of jubilee!  “We have come over a way that with tears have been watered.” Despite what we have endured in the past and what we are enduring now, still we rise. Join us at Richmond Hill for a Juneteenth jubilee time of remembering and rising! 

The schedule is still forming, but you can see what is taking shape.

Tentative Schedule

Events subject to change.

Wednesday, June 18

6:30 p.m. “Finding Edna Lewis” Documentary Screening & Discussion

Thursday, June 19, 2025

7a.m. Richmond Hill Morning Prayer & Meditation, Ashley Williams, The Well Collective

10 a.m. Garden Walk, Allison Hurst

11 a.m.  Talk with Marland Buckner, President and CEO, Shockoe Institute

12 p.m. Richmond Hill Noon Prayer & Spirituals, Rev. Tom Baynham

2 p.m.  History Class. Before Freedom Came, Dr. Lauranett Lee

3 p.m.  History Class:  After Freedom Came, Dr. Lauranett Lee

4 p.m. Dwelling & Garden Tour

5:30 p.m. Richmond Hill Evening Prayers

Evening event TBD