Kujichagulia Madison Center for Self Determination

Madison’s Juneteenth Planning Committee each year develops programming to educate the overall Madison community on the historical accomplishments and contributions of Americans of African descent.  For the past 35 years the Juneteenth Day Celebration has been a catalyst for showcasing and promoting the rich heritage of our community both past and present through various artistic genres.  We provide an arena for this expression through the different components of the celebration:  Main Stage, Heritage, Church, Old Skool, Youth, and Teens.   Each component is housed in a vividly decorated tent.

In celebration of its recognition as both a state of Wisconsin (2009) and Federal holiday (2021) the Madison Juneteenth Day Celebration has always compared the same significance to African Americans that the 4th of July has to all Americans, its liberation.  It represents freedom, pride, and unity as a collective right to all African Diaspora communities in America.     

The Celebration goals and mission is to improve the quality of life for Madison's African-American community through positive reinforcement of its heritage as well as enhancing its ability to become a more effective part of the total Madison Community.  The Celebration focus has been to unite Madison's African American community

Madison’s Juneteenth Planning Committee each year develops programming to educate the overall Madison community on the historical accomplishments and contributions of Americans of African descent.  

For the past 33 years the Juneteenth Day Celebration has been a catalyst for showcasing and promoting the rich heritage of our community both past and present through various artistic genres.  We provide an arena for this expression through the different components of the celebration:  Main Stage, Heritage, Church, Old Skool, Youth, and Teens.   Each component is housed in a vividly decorated tent.

In celebration of its recognition as both a state of Wisconsin (2009) and Federal holiday (2021) the Madison Juneteenth Day Celebration has always compared the same significance to African Americans that the 4th of July has to all Americans, its liberation.  It represents freedom, pride, and unity as a collective right to all African Diaspora communities in America.    

The Celebration goals and mission is to improve the quality of life for Madison's African-American community through positive reinforcement of its heritage as well as enhancing its ability to become a more effective part of the total Madison Community.  The Celebration focus has been to unite Madison's African American community.