Shawn McClish, General Manager Hope Auto, presents Black Futures Juneteenth sponsorship to VOTE SoAR.

Local and Regional Businesses, Organizations, Individuals Investing In Visibility, Voices of Black Hempstead Countians

Hope, Arkansas, June 2023 – With just days until the second annual Hempstead County Juneteenth, key businesses have stepped up to support & invest in the year’s activities which are scheduled for Friday, June 16-Sunday, June 18. The weekend’s activities include an opening reception, parade and fest, and pageant and fatherhood recognition. Online registration for the reception and the parade line-up at https://tinyurl.com/HempCoJuneteenthFriSat and vending can be done at https://tinyurl.com/HempCoJuneteenthVendor.

Sylvia C Brown, VOTE SoAR founder and community engagement specialist, shared “I continue to be grateful and humbled by the partnerships and investments we've secured. These are folks who see Black Hempstead Countians, our lives and resilience as part of the fabric of the County.” 

Black Futures Sponsors 

City of Hope Tourism Commission

Hope Auto

Summit Utilities

Carter G. Woodson Pioneer Sponsors

Amigo Juan 

McDonald's/Steve Montgomery Co. Inc.

Sylvia C. Brown

Support of the educational programming of Arkansas history and culture for 2023 Hempstead County Juneteenth provided by Friends of Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, Historic Washington State Park Foundation, and the Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Special Mention to AEP-SWEPCO.

The 2023 Hempstead County Juneteenth theme is Black Resistance: Celebration of Resilience, History & Liberation, reflecting the Association for the Study of African American Life And History® definition of Black resistance as strategies where Black Americans can mobilize resources, human and material, to establish safe spaces where Black life can be sustained, fortified, and respected.

Persons and organizations interested in supporting Juneteenth and the mission of VOTE SoAR can make a tax deductible contribution in any amount at https://tinyurl.com/VOTESoARdonate.

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VOTE SoAR is Visibility Outreach Touch Engage South Arkansas, a nonprofit community collective finding joy in civic engagement, community building and sharing power. Following the recommendations from the Defining Civic Health project, VOTE SoAR is building social connectedness to and between neighbors, community based organizations, and civic institutions through community events, peer to peer support, and trusted messengers. VOTE SoAR is a sponsored project of Southern Vision Alliance EIN: 61-1639641.

• Steve Montgomery, Owner/Operator McDonald’s/Steve Montgomery Co. Inc., presents Carter G. Woodson Pioneer Juneteenth sponsorship to VOTE SoAR

• Quantia “Key” Fletcher, Director, Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, on behalf of Friends of Mosaic Templars Cultural Center announces Hempstead County Juneteenth organized by VOTE SoAR as a recipient of financial support and one of eight affiliates of statewide “Juneteenth in Da Rock” programming.