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Bass Reeves (1838–1910) Monument The Bass Reeves Legacy Monument will be Life-size +1/4 and will stand an estimated 25ft. tall, including base. The build material will be bronze including a steel reinforced concrete / brick Plinth. The statue was created by famed Oklahoma Sculptor and Artist Harold T. Holden. ...
African American Men Encouraged to get Prostate Cancer Screening during Juneteenth Prostate cancer still remains the leading cause of cancer death in black males. The National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF) wants to change this situation for good. ...
Thursday at noon many gathered at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Fort Smith to kick off the celebration for the National Juneteenth Celebration. ...
The more than 11-year saga with the former Mallalieu Methodist Church in north Fort Smith took another twist Tuesday (May 24) when University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Chancellor Paul Beran revealed a more than $1 million plan to convert the property into the “Mallalieu Center for Academic Excellence.” ...
A good community project has just completed, by Fort Smith citizens for our school children. It was the Bass Reeves Reading program. Click to read our message of thanks! ...
The mission of the Juneteenth Planning Commission, Inc. (JPCI) is to educate people of the significance that the African-American race has in the construction and diversity of our great nation, before, during and after the inhumane slavery era and the signing of the “Emancipation Proclamation” in 1863.
Hence, we recognize “America’s 2nd Independence Day,” Juneteenth, as a celebration of freedom and unity!
Voter Registration (Martin Luther King Park)
Health Fair (Martin Luther King Park)
National Juneteenth Flag Raising Ceremony
Fort Smith Summer Jam! "Hotter than July"!
(Concert in the park! $10 advance tickets, $15 at the gate)
Fort Smith Juneteenth Community Festival
(Entertainment, 3 on 3 Basketball, Soccer & Softball Tournaments, Car/Bike Show) (Martin Luther King and Hartgraves Parks)
Prayer on the Lawn (FATHER’S DAY) (Martin Luther King Park)
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Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond.
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