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Carver Museum F I S C A L Y E A R 2 0 2 4 P R O G R A M H I G H L I G H T S B L A C K H I S T O R Y M O N T H 2 0 2 4 @ C A R V E R M U S E U M Black History Month Kids Day Solar Saturdays That’s My Face Create & Heal S M A L L B L A C K M U S E U M R E S I D E N C Y P R O J E C T V O L U M E 3 Corey Sherrad, Jr. taylor barnes Nitiasha Johnson Corey De'Juan Sherrard, Jr. (b. 1996) received his B.S. in digital media from the University of Houston. He creates work that honors the Black Radical tradition of resistance using paint, photography, sound, and sculpture. Sherrard is also an alumnus of the School for Poetic Computation. taylor barnes (b. 1993) is native of Austin, Texas. She is a ceramic, charcoal, and fibers artist who explores spirituality, oral history, materiality, and bell hooks' philosophy of object and subject. She received her MFA from the University of North Texas. The artist chooses to honor her linage by not capitalizing the letters of her name. Nitashia Johnson, is a multimedia artist and educator from Dallas, Texas. She is an alumna of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, Texas Woman's University (BFA), and the Rhode Island School of Design (MAT). She received her MFA from the University of Texas at Dallas. Her work seeks to help us reconnect to our natural environment to build an understanding of our personal histories and lived experiences. Juneteenth 2024 S T A Y B L A C K & L I V E A U S T I N C I T Y W I D E J U N E T E E N T H F E S T I V A L J U N E 1 5 , 2 0 2 4 - J U N E 1 9 , 2 0 2 4 The George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Cener in partnership with Carver ATX Foundation STAY BLACK JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL HISTORY In response to the ongoing global health crisis and endemic violence experienced by Black and Brown people, in 2020—the Carver Museum and Six Square joined forces to create Stay Black and Live. The George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center, will host the 5th annual Stay Black and Live (SB&L) Juneteenth Festival. What started as a livestream has now become a fixture of Austin’s Citywide Juneteenth celebrations. This year's weeklong festival runs from June 15 -19, 2024. H E A D L I N E R S , S A T U R D A Y , J U N E 1 5 , 2 0 2 4 Co-Headliners Tanks & the Bangas Tank and the Bangas, a New Orleans-based band, infuse soul, funk, hip-hop, and spoken word into a vibrant musical tapestry. Led by frontwoman Tarriona "Tank" Ball's dynamic vocals and poetic lyricism, they captivate audiences worldwide with their infectious energy and genre-defying sound, earning acclaim and a devoted following. Co-Headliners Scarface Scarface, born Brad Jordan, is a legendary rapper hailing from Houston, Texas. He is a founding member of the Geto Boys, know for his adept storytelling. With a career spanning decades, Scarface remains a revered figure. He's been honored with numerous awards, including a BET Hip Hop Award for "I Am Hip Hop Icon" and induction into The Source's "Top 50 Lyricists of All Time." Noteworthy Performers OG Ron C OG Ron C, a pioneer of the chopped and screwed sound, hails from Houston, Texas. As a DJ, producer, and founder of Swishahouse Records, he's shaped Southern hip- hop's landscape. Renowned for his signature slowed-down remixes, he's earned respect for his influential contributions to the genre, defining a unique musical style. LECTURE SERIES GUEST SPEAKERS| MONDAY JUNE 17-19, 2024 Founder Torch Literay Arts Amanda Johnston 2024 Presidential Candidate Dr. Cornell West Amanda Johnston (born 1977) is an African-American poet. She was born in East St. Louis, Illinois, and currently resides in Round Rock/Austin, Texas. Amanda Johnston received a Master of Fine Arts degree in creative writing from the University of Southern Maine. She is the 2024 Texas Poet laureate and the first Black woman to receive this honor. Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an American philosopher, theologian, political activist, social critic, actor, and public intellectual. The grandson of a Baptist minister, West's primary philosophy focuses on the roles of race, gender, and class struggle in American society. Public Scholar Dr. Marlon M. Bailey Public Scholar Zoe Samudzi Marlon M. Bailey is a Black queer theorist and critical/performance ethnographer who studies Black LGBTQ cultural formations, sexual health, and HIV/AIDS prevention. He is the author of Butch Queen Up in Pumps: Gender, Performances, and Ballroom Culture in Detroit. Zoé Samudzi is an Assistant Professor in Photography at the Rhode Island School of Design, a Research Associate at the Center for the Study of Race, Gender and Class at the University of Johannesburg, and a member of the Race, Medicine, and Social Justice research cluster at the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice at Brown University. F E S T I V A L B U D G E T F I S C A L Y E A R 2 0 2 4 TOTAL BUDGET $260K $75,000 Cash Sponsorships $100,000 General Fund $85,000 In-Kind Sponsorship Six Square, CapMetro, GoogleFiber, The LINE Hotel, KIND Clinic, Travis County Federal Credit Union, PNC Bank, H.E.B, Cultural Heritage and Preservation, Austin Energy, and the City of Austin Equity Office are major sponsors for this year’s festival. General Fund During Fiscal Year 2023, City Council voted and approved with the support of District 1 Council Member Natasha Harper Madison to provide 100k in funding for Juneteenth to the Carver Museum. In-Kind Cultural Heritage Preservation an CapMetro (Advertising), H.E.B. and Meyers Sausages (Food), Bacardi and (Beverages- Pending Approval), LINE Hotel (Lodging), GoogleFiber (T-Shirts & Swag). R U N O F S H O W ( T E N T A T I V E ) - S A T U R D A Y , J U N E 1 5 , 2 0 2 4 3:45 - 4:00 pm BUFFALO Soilder Flag Ceremony 10:00 - 12:00 pm Historic Juneteenth Parade 10:00 - 12:00 pm Sound Check 11:30 - 7:00 pm Registration Opens 11:30 - 3:30 pm Juneteenth Chess Classic 12:00 - 3:30 pm Community Cookout feature art *The Community Cookout will activations, vendors, historic interpretation, and games for all ages.* 4:00 - 4:25 pm CJ Cysum 4:25 - 4:55 pm Zoumountchi 5:05 - 5:35 pm Pamela Dawson Choir 5:45 - 6:05 pm Tarela 6:05 - 6:50 pm DJ OG Ron C 6:50 - 7:15 pm Charmin Greene 7:20 - 8:10 pm Tank & the Bangas 8:15 - 8:50 pm DJ OG Ron C 9:00 - 9:50 pm Scarface R U N O F S H O W ( T E N T A T I V E ) - M O N D A Y , J U N E 1 7 , 2 0 2 4 2:00 - 4:00 pm Wellness Activation: Self-Guided Skincare Workshop in partnership with eleMINT spa. 4:30 - 6:15 pm Screening & Talk Back: I’m Not Your Negro (2016) and Discussion with Director, Writer, and Producer Raoul Peck 6:30 - 8:30 pm Join us for a conversation with Torch Literary Arts Founder and Texas Poet Laureate Amanda Johnston. Dalia Azim, author and Deputy Director of the Texas Book Festival, will facilitate the conversation. *The Free Your Mind Lecture Series & Symposium will take place in the Boyd Vance Theater.* R U N O F S H O W ( T E N T A T I V E ) - T U E S D A Y , J U N E 1 8 , 2 0 2 4 1:00 - 2:30 pm Wellness Activation: Kemetic Yoga and Soundbath 2:30- 4:30 pm Screening & Talk Back: Miss Juneteenth (2020) and Discussion with Director, Writer, and Producer Channing Godfrey Peoples 4:30- 6:30 pm A Conversation with scholar Zoe Samudzi about the war in Gaza, genocide, and geopolitics 7:00 - 9:30 pm Freedom Slam Poetry Competition hosted by Christopher Michael in partnership with Austin Poetry Slam. Grand Prize $2,500. *The Free Your Mind Lecture Series & Symposium will take place in the Boyd Vance Theater.* R U N O F S H O W ( T E N T A T I V E ) - W E D N E S D A Y , J U N E 1 9 , 2 0 2 4 2:00- 3:30 pm A Conversation with Dr. Cornell West on Peace, Love, and the future of America. 3:30- 4:30 pm Rememberance Ceremony | Honoring Our Ancestors 5:00- 7:00 pm Screening & Talk Back: If They Took Us Back (2024), in partnership with Six Square and the 7:00 - 9:30 pm Performance: Patches: A Black Gay Man's Journey to Paramount Theater the Moon *The Free Your Mind Lecture Series & Symposium will take place in the Boyd Vance Theater.* ATTENDANCE & PARTICIPATION In FY2023, more than 2,000 people attended SB&L Community Cookout and Music Festival More than 600 people attended the Free Your Mind Lecture Series and Symposium Thank you! The George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center 1165 Angelina Street, Austin, Texas 78702 | carver.museum@austintexas.gov | 512.974.4926