Saturday Emancipation Day Celebration

Schedule

Sat Apr 18 2026 at 11:30 am to 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Go-Go Museum & Cafe | Washington, DC

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Commemorating our African ancestors in the spirit of Ubuntu.
About this Event

Saturday, April 18th


11:30 a. m. Assemble at the Go-Go Museum

1920 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. S.E. WDC 20020


Walking across and back “Freedom’s Crossing Bridge” to honor Our Ancestors


1:00 p.m. Return to the Go-Go Museum and Café


1:30 p.m. History of “Freedom’s Crossing” from Slavery to Emancipation

C.R. Gibbs, Historian, and Author


2:00 p.m. Panel Discussion Go-Go Music: Spiritual Art to Preserve and Protect for our Youth

Ron Moten, Ateya Ball


3:00 p.m. Go-Go Performances include @nextgenkrankband and special guest continue to honor sister Free who is an Original member of the first Free DC founded by Marion Barry and other leaders in our community

Sponsors: Go-Go Museum and Café; African Diaspora Ancestral Commemoration Institute (ADACI); and Zulu Global Enterprise LLC.


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