Juneteenth: Celebration

The virtual Juneteenth: Celebration team-building event shares the history of self-expression for this important holiday, from the first celebrations to important milestones that coincide with Juneteenth.

In addition, it includes live-streaming visits to New York City to meaningful sights. Plus, the experience includes trivia questions and interaction to keep your team engaged.

Further, we help your team honor the history and significance of Juneteenth by sharing how fashion and self-expression increase confidence and self-determination.

This experience shares history of Juneteenth, including the significance of June 19 as an important day over many decades. Your team will understand the power of rejecting stereotypes, reclaiming history, and the importance of allyship. It will reinforce your organization’s commitment to belonging by recognizing individual style and self-expression as a form of empowerment and confidence. Additionally, we provide a resource guide after the event with more information and discussion questions to keep the conversation going.

Corporate groups are welcome to provide a short introduction. We allocate about 3 minutes at the start of the event for opening remarks. Anything longer than that will cut into the event programming. We do not recommend closing remarks. Reach out to us for a show flow of the event for more details on the structure and flow of the event!

Absolutely. The Juneteenth: Celebration virtual experience is an uplifting experience. Specifically, it shares how joyful expression and style have been used for celebrations for hundreds of years, and specifically how Black style has been iconic in American history.

Companies leave inspired and often say it was their favorite team building event of the year. Read our 3,400 5-star Google reviews for more about what customers say about our one-of-a-kind virtual tours.

First, our historians spend over 300 hours each year updating the history. They deeply research this important day in the month of June.

For example, the live guides hosting the event describe the Union army arriving in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, to free the enslaved people.  But, the guides also share African American history and culture.

For example, the guides share the first celebrations in Washington DC. In addition, they share the holiday’s impact today.

The live-streaming guides show locations important to our story of fashion, and what better place to highlight that than New York City!

First, the live streaming guide in NYC shows the impressive statues of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass at the New York Historical Museum.

Second, she shows the marker for Seneca Village at Central Park.

Third, she shows the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir.

With three historians on staff, we ensure our history is accurate. Specifically, we use original source documents to research this event. For example, we use newspapers, diary entries, and more.