Juneteenth is the holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, observed annually on June 19.
Cooper Celebrations
Cooper is marking the holiday with two days of celebration at four of our campuses, sponsored by Cooper’s African American Empowerment Enterprise Team Resource Group. Click here for the flyer.
Cooper Camden Campus
One Cooper Plaza, Camden, NJ 08103
(On the lawn at the corner of MLK Blvd. and Haddon Ave.)
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Hospital cafeteria will also offer special menu items in observance of Juneteenth.
Cooper Cherry Hill Campus
2339 Route 70 West, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
2 to 4 p.m.
Cooper Moorestown Campus
400 NJ Rte. 38, Moorestown, NJ 08057
Thursday, June 20, 2024
11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Cooper Voorhees Campus
Cooper Clock Tower, 931 Centennial Blvd., Voorhees, NJ 08043
Thursday, June 20, 2024
2 to 4 p.m.
Each celebration will feature:
- Remarks by Ardella Coleman, Cooper Vice President of Diversity and Talent Acquisition
- History of Juneteenth by Pastor David Wright
- Songs and music by Pastor David Wright and the New York Fellowship Mass Choir
- Refreshments and jazz
Community Celebrations
Cooper is sponsoring several community Juneteenth events in our region. Be sure to join the Cooper team at the following days and times:
Glassboro Juneteenth Festival
Glassboro Sports Complex, 230 Wilmer St., Glassboro, NJ 08028
Saturday, June 15, 2024
Noon to 5 p.m.
Click here for the flyer.
Willingboro Township Celebration
Millcreek Park, 300 Beverly Rancocas Road, Willingboro, NJ 08046
Saturday, June 15, 2024
Noon to 4 p.m.
Gloucester County Juneteenth Celebration
Washington Twp. Lake Park, 626 Hurffville Cross Keys Road, Sewell, NJ 08080
Saturday, June 15, 2024
Noon to 5 p.m.
Camden City Juneteenth Events
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
- Flag Raising: 10 a.m. at Wiggins Park, 2 Riverside Dr., Camden, NJ 08103
- Lunchtime Concert: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Roosevelt Park Plaza, 520 Market St., Camden, NJ 08102
- Celebration: 4 to 9 p.m. at Roosevelt Park Plaza, 520 Market St., Camden, NJ 08102
Saturday, June 22, 2024
- HBCU & D9 Event, 7 to 11 p.m. Millenium Skate World, 1900 Carmen St., Camden, NJ 08105
Cherry Hill Juneteenth Parade and Festival
100 Bortons Mill Road, Cherry Hill NJ 08034
Saturday, June 22, 2024
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Click here for the flyer.
About Juneteenth
In 1863, during the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared more than three million enslaved people living in the Confederate states to be free. More than two years would pass, however, before the news reached African Americans living in Texas. It was not until Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, that the state’s residents finally learned that slavery had been abolished.
The following year, on June 19, the first official Juneteenth celebrations took place in Texas. Within a few years, African Americans in other states were celebrating the day as well. Juneteenth became a state holiday in Texas in 1980, and a number of other states subsequently followed suit. In 2021, Juneteenth was made a federal holiday.