Hosts: YWCA Rock County and the Elite Ladies of Beloit

YWCA Rock County is a driving force for change in our community. For 100 years, our mission of empowering women and eliminating racism has been strengthened and tested. The charge of the Racial Justice program is to foster on-going discussion, community activities and trainings focused on a range of topics pertaining to race, privilege and human rights.

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, federal US troops arrived in Galveston, Texas carrying the message of the emancipation proclamation which declared that enslaved people were now free. Last year, President Joseph R. Biden signed into law a bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.

Program Opening 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Welcome  from YWCA Rock County
Opening Prayer
Black National Anthem
Resolution Presentation
Recognition of City Officials
Student Speaker
Meaning of Juneteenth
Introduction of Dr. Rick Daniels
Juneteenth Celebration Keynote Speaker – Dr. Rick Daniels
2024 Juneteenth Announcement
Remarks from Miss Beloit and Miss Beloit’s Teen

Gospel Performances 1:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Rodney Lockhart and Friends
Chamari Moore
Youth Community Choir
New Life Church Praise Team

R&B Performance 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Ashley Billings – Soul Kitten Music, LLC

Keynote Speaker: Rick Daniels, Ed.D.

Dr. Rick Daniels serves as the Director of Institutional Equity and Inclusion at Oakton College, where he provides leadership and direction for the organization’s diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) agenda.

Rick is considered to be a thought leader on a variety of contemporary topics including but not limited to; equity-minded leadership, anti-bias, anti-racism, effective team communication, and organizational change. He has served on the strategic planning team for the National Association for Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) and consults regularly with non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and various corporate entities across the country.

Rick is a proud member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and is the author of Tap Dancing without Shoes: The History of Stepping and the Impact on Greek Life and Popular Culture. Rick is a devoted husband to his wife Erica and a father to four wonderful children; Christian, Madison, Morgan, and Chloe Daniels.

He lives by the simple yet powerful mantra, “Today is a new day and another opportunity.”

We will have a visit from the Beloit Sky Carp!

Beloit City Wide Youth Softball will kick-off Saturday, June 17, 2023 on the grounds of Telfer Park during the Juneteenth Celebration! The season will conclude on Saturday, August 12, 2023. For more information, please visit https://beloitcitywideyouthsoftball.com.

Car Show (weather permitting)
Contact: Kiel Little

Food Vendors

B. Love Pastries
Contact: Breanna Lovings
breanna.lovings@yahoo.com

Charlie Joes Catering
Contact: Collins Brumfield
MrCollinsBrumfield32@gmail.com

Cap’t Lou’s & Mrs. Pat’s
Contact: Patricia MaJeed
wiscokidneef@icloud.com

Coleman’s Exotic Barbeque
Contact: Al Coleman
3408 West Carroll Ave
Chicago, Il 60624
312-860-3682

Kona Ice of Rock County
Contact: Thomas Jones
https://www.facebook.com/KonaIceofRockCo/

Lil Frank’s BBQ
Contact: Frank Carroll Jr.
https://www.facebook.com/Bettergetsome/

Madison Leavy (Girl Scout Cookies)
Contact: Amiee Leavy

Rashida’s Creations
Contact: Rashida Craig
414-916-4721
https://rashidacreations.com

Uncle Booker’s Bar-B-Kew
Contact: Kirk Askew
smokemasterq@gmail.com

Wesley CME Church
Contact: Normalee Gallimore
https://www.facebook.com/wesleycme53511/

Product Vendors

Be Smooth LLC
Contact: Alitha Allen
propheticmotion@gmail.com

Blessed Divine Creations
Contact: Paquita Reddish-Purnell
https://blesseddivinecreations.com

BT Goodies Craft & More
Contact: Beverly Thompson
https://www.facebook.com/BTsgoodiescraftsmore

Intimate Affairs by Tee
Contact: Tarina Lister
intimateaffairsbytee@yahoo.com

Jewels by Cati
Contact: Carmela Hyde-Pulliam

Paparazzi
Contact: Vernetta Farr

K Glow Cosmetics, LLC
Contact: Kezia DuBose

Service Vendors

Blackhawk Bank
Contact: Jeanine Woyner
https://www.blackhawkbank.com

First Community Credit Union
Contact: Kristi Hanson
khanson@firstccu.com

Rock County Jumpstart
Contact: Genia Stevens
https://rockcountyjumpstart.org

You Are Enough Coaching, LLC
Contact: Antasia Lomax

Non-Profit Vendors

Beloit Health Systems
Contact: Cassandra Martin-Partlow
https://www.beloithealthsystem.org

Beloit Historical Society
Contact: Jesse Herscher
http://www.beloithistoricalsociety.com

Beloit Parks and Recreation
https://www.beloitrecreation.com

Beloit Public Library
Contact: Amy Mitchell
https://beloitlibrary.org

Blackhawk Technical College
Contact: Ann Forbeck
https://www.blackhawk.edu

Community Action Inc.
Contact: Marc Perry
https://community-action.org

Community Health Systems, Inc.
Contact: Danica Keeton
https://www.chsofwi.org

Concerned Black Citizens of Beloit
Contact: Wanda Sloan
https://www.facebook.com/people/Concerned-Black-Citizens-of-Beloit/100064440349545/

Diversity Action Team of Rock County
Contact: Katie Udell
https://www.datrockco.org

Doris Wiles Center of Hope
Contact: Adriana Sanders
https://www.facebook.com/dwcenterofhope/

Emmanuel Baptist Church
Contact: Orienthal J. Newburn, Sr.
https://ebcbeloit.org

Family Services of Wisconsin
Contact: Kimberly Valenta
https://www.familyservices1.org

Hedberg Public Library
Contact: René Bue
https://hedbergpubliclibrary.org

League of Women Voters (LWV)
Contact: Bette Carr
https://www.lwv.org

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) – Beloit Branch
Contact: Sheri Pounds
https://www.facebook.com/Beloit-NAACP-103038308505940

Nutrition and Health Associates, Inc.
Contact: Lara Hermann
https://www.nhawic.org

Rock County
Contact: Randy Terronez
https://www.co.rock.wi.us/home

Rock County Public Health Department
Contact: Erin Yenser
https://www.co.rock.wi.us/departments/public-health

Rock County Human Services
Contact: Jordyn Jenkins
https://www.co.rock.wi.us/departments/human-services

School District of Beloit
Contact: Monica Krysztopa
https://www.sdb.k12.wi.us

Visit Beloit
Contact: Pam Garland-Gjestson
https://visitbeloit.com

YWCA Rock County
Contact: Heidi Deininger
https://www.ywcarockcounty.org