City of Kingston Inaugural Black 4th of July Commemoration

Day of reflection through music, truth-telling, jazzoetry on the unfulfilled promises of1776, balancing American patriotism with memories of slavery and ongoing struggles for equality. feat. Juma Sultan’s Aboriginal Society, Former Ulster County Poet Laureate Kate Hymes, SUNY New Paltz Black Studies Professor Anthony Dandridge with students from his “Sound Your Truth” program, African Drum Master Ubaka Hill in partnership with Harambee Kingston NY/Pine Street African Burial Ground. Black 4th of July is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.