Come out to the Jackie Robinson Park Bandshell (148th & Bradhurst Ave) on April 15 from 2 to 9:30 pm to play, garden, view art, meet community organizations, enjoy baseball clinics, a jazz concert and watch “42” as we join Major League Baseball’s annual celebration of Jackie Robinson’s legacy in baseball and America – and in Harlem!
This event is FREE and open to the public.
Rain location: Jackie Robinson Recreation Center inside the park.
Schedule:
2:00 p.m. –Games / artmaking / art show / community tabling & giveaways / volunteer gardening 4:00 p.m. – Jazz with TW SampleTrio co-presented by Harlem Late Nite Jazz & official remarks 5:00 p.m. – Baseball clinics by Harlem Little League (on the ballfields) 7:00 p.m. – DJ pre-movie kickoff 7:30 p.m. – Film screening of “42”
Bandshell entrance is at 148th and Bradhurst Avenue.
Juneteenth will become a paid holiday for New York City workers starting this year, announced Mayor Eric Adams, who noted that it was “long overdue.”
Celebrated annually on June 19, Juneteenth honors the abolishment of slavery in the United States.
“Juneteenth is a time for reflection, assessment, and self-improvement. People across the country of all races, nationalities, and religions unite on this day to truthfully acknowledge the stain of slavery and celebrate the countless contributions of Black Americans,” Adams said.
“It’s time for our city to finally do what’s right and officially designate Juneteenth as a city holiday. This decision is long overdue, which is why it will immediately take effect this year,” he said. “Holding a mirror to our nation’s past atrocities is never easy, but it is necessary.”
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to announce that all enslaved people in the country had been liberated. The news came to Texas more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation went into effect on January 1, 1863.
Lin-Manuel Miranda never ceases to amaze. Jorge Rodriguez-Jimenez of Remezcla reported on the generous gift that was given to the George Washington Educational Campus by Lin-Manuel. Lin partnered with the Latin Grammys Foundation to donate instruments to the under resourced high school worth 40k.