For 25 years, the Elegba Folklore Society under the artistic direction of Janine Bell, has been observing Juneteenth.

This year will be no different.

The organization is hosting Juneteenth 2021, A Freedom Celebration from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 27, at the African Burial Ground, 1540 E. Broad St. This year’s theme: Dancing with the Ancestors.

The Get Woke Youth Summit starts at 1 p.m., with the stage and grounds fully open at 2 p.m.

Dr. Gerald Horne, the Moores Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston, will give a virtual talk on the structures and effects of socio-political and economic white supremacy with strategies for liberation.

Butcher Brown will provide music, with performances by Elegba Folklore Society’s African dancers, drummers and singers. Atlanta-based rapper Sa-Roc will emcee.

Tickets are $5; children under 12, free.

Details and tickets: www.efsinc.org or (804) 644-3800.