Join us on June 19th, 2009 at Franklin Park for our Opening Reception

Dr. Claud Anderson, is president of PowerNomics Corporation of America, a corporation that is involved in major business development, primarily in inner cities, across the country. The word PowerNomics® represents a social-political-economic package of principles and strategies developed by Dr. Anderson to help make Black America a more self-sufficient and competitive group. His latest book, PowerNomics®: The National Plan to Empower Black America sets forth a five year national plan in education, economics, politics and outlines a new role for Black religious organizations. His ideas have begun to ignite a national movement of reform among blacks. Dr. Anderson has drawn the nation's attention to the advantages of redeveloping and industrializing black communities. Dr. Anderson has begun a seafood factory project aimed at urban locations in the United States.

Widely recognized as one of America's most influential intellectuals and authors, Dr. Anderson has popularized Black history. His book, Black Labor, White Wealth: A Search for Power and Economic Justice, is the foundation for the solutions, principles, activities proposed in PowerNomics®: The National Plan.

THREE DAYS OF MUSIC, FOOD AND FAMILY FUN!
The 19th Annual JuneteenthOhio Festival is the longest-running, fastest growing event in the Central Ohio African American community. Juneteenth commemorates President Lincoln's signing of the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, an act that began to free African Americans and Black indigenous natives of the northern continent. The last state in the union to receive news of this historic event was Galveston Texas on June 19, 1865. Almost two and a half years later, General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston Texas and read order number three freeing the remaining blacks of the union. This is the date recognized by 35 million African Americans throughout the nation as their Independence Day.




According to Shabazz nearly 85,000 people attended last year's JuneteenthOhio festival. The 19th Annual JuneteenthOhio festival has something for everybody! Bring a loved one to the health and book fair, featuring local and national authors, or visit the Soul Food and Children's Pavilion, register for the City-Wide Talent Show, or just come out and enjoy jazz in the park Friday, Gospel Saturday, and Old School Sunday. "We are grateful and honored to have the opportunity to produce the 19th Annual JuneteenthOhio Festival June 19th - 21st in Columbus Ohio at the beautiful and historical Franklin Park. Activities begin at 12 Noon and last until 9:00 p.m. each day". states Mustafaa Shabazz, JuneteenthOhio Chairman.

The free three day event will offer free health screenings, a job fair, City Wide talent show, The Black inventors Exhibit, Free your mind book fair, a Chess tournament, a production of Roots, Jazz featuring "Phill Perry" The Mc Donald's Gospel concert series will include Jay Moss, Chris Davis and Ty- Tribbett the old school R&B music, features Rick James Stone City Band and Ohio's Own ZAPP!. The Taste of Columbus is at the Soul food pavilion.