General Public

Join the Yale African American Affinity Group for a discussion with the President & CEO of Sickle Cell Disease Association of America/Michelle’s House about the history and updates of a disease that affects the black and brown communities globally.

In honor of Juneteenth this year, YAAA has invited Jeffrey A. Fletcher, owner and collector of the Ruby and Calvin Fletcher African American History Museum, to discuss the true meaning of Juneteenth through actual artifacts from the last 1800’s.

Join the Yale African American Affinity Group as it explores the Kiyama Movement’s primary focus and purpose for black males. Founder and CEO Michael A. Jefferson Esq. will discuss the principles and 5 steps to creating a better society throughout the world starting with individual improvement.

The New Haven Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. and Epsilon Iota Iota Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. invites you to the 10th Annual FREE Market and Health Symposium on Saturday June 11th from 9am to 2pm (rain or shine) at The Dixwell Q House, 197 Dixwell Avenue, New Haven. Free food, free clothing, free shoes, free household items, free toys, free health screening, and much more! Stop by the YAAA and YLNG table for free blood pressure screenings and swag!

To mark Independence Day 2023, the Beinecke Library continues its tradition of public readings on July 5 at 4pm on the library mezzanine of the Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776, and of the oration by Frederick Douglass given on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York, in which he asked: “What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July?”

Cool Breeze creates a hypnotic meld of sound in a lineup featuring a variety of soul, pop, and R&B performances. Get down and boogie!

K. Dub & Okaidja
K. Dub
Reminiscent of A Tribe Called Quest, K. Dub’s flow cascades effortlessly over immaculately produced beats for enticing and engaging songs that represent himself, his identity, and the Elm City. K. Dub’s most recent album, Elm City Trees, sports seven tracks that explore Black identity and what it means to be a Black man in smooth prose and smoother beats. If you’re looking for flow for days, look no further.
Okaidja

Co-presented with the Yale Schwarzman Center

Two-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Gregory Porter injects his passion for jazz, gospel, and blues into live performances with soul-drenched lyrics like, “Though my past has left me bruised/I ain’t hiding from the truth/When the truth won’t let me lie right next to you.” Porter’s warm baritone vocals have been compared to his idols Nat King Cole and Stevie Wonder, and have earned him recognition as a trailblazer in the jazz world. Porter tells GQ, “What makes jazz different is that you can’t predict it, it’s all about freedom.

The Elder Honoring is an annual tradition and trademark of the Juneteenth Coalition of Greater New Haven. Each honoree is selected to be part of this revered ceremony that recognizes the work, accomplishments, and dedication of unsung members of the black community. Such persons usually go undetected, unappreciated and unrecognized by the very people they serve and fight for. We, the JCGNH, honor them, put them on the pedestal they deserve to be placed upon and pronounce their position of eldership.