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Miss Juneteenth Pageant Slated For June 19th
In spite of the set back with the Coronavirus Pan- demic, the Tampa Bay June- teenth Coalition Board is still pressing forward with Cele- brations.
The Annual Worldwide raising of the Juneteenth Flag was on June 1st in West Tampa on Main Street.
A Virtual "Miss June- teenth" pageant will be held on June 19th at 6 p. m. Chan- nel 8 News reporter Rod Carter will host the pag- eant. The other celebrations are postponed until further notice. They include a June- teenth play, a banquet, gospel explosion and com- munity festival.
The current Queens are 2020 "Miss Juneteenth," Samantha Underwood and "Jr. Miss Juneteenth," Delilah Tolbert.
Board members, left to right are: Atty. Paul Rebein, VP; Super- intendent C. U. Sutton, Delphine Jones, Pres. Pastor P. Tucker- Johnson, Norma Pierce, Sec., and Jessie Quinn; not pictured, Susan Sutton.
The 2020 contestants are: Helena Chambers, Kyla Walden, Adaria Norton, Carry Delsume, and Ayr’reka Gilghrest.
County Commis- sioner Les Miller, City Councilman Orlando Gudes, State Represen- tative Dianne Hart, The
Hillsborough County School Board and Mayor Jane Castor, all of whom issued Proclamations in honor of this special moment in his- tory!
Follow on all social media accounts; or go to tam- pabayjuneteenthcoalition.co m, or call (813) 270-5687.
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