This year, honor the arrival of the First Africans in Colonial America on British occupied territory at Point Comfort (Fort Monroe). This program is presented by the City of Hampton; Project 1619 Inc.; National Juneteenth Foundation; The Sankofa Project; Weyanoke Legacy; and the Hampton Contraband Society.

This year's program will span five days and include an Opening Reception; a Symposium on the Legacy of Slavery and Freedom and It's Impact on America's Culture; the Third Annual Juneteenth Jazz & Heritage Reconciliation & Healing Concert featuring Rev. Ron Myers MD of National Juneteenth Foundation and jazz legends, Herman Burney and Todd Ledbetter at the American Theater; Hampton African American Historical Sites Bus Tour; and the Fourth Annual World Day of Reconciliation & Healing from the Legacy of Enslavement Prayer Service and Ritual of Remembrance at Fort Monroe.

For more information or to become a sponsor of the Third Annual African Landing Commemoration Day , contact Calvin Pearson calvinpearson@verizon.net.