As the founder of Evanston’s Juneteenth parade, it is my mission to communicate and educate the community on all things Juneteenth while ensuring a Juneteenth Parade happens every year.

Juneteenth and White fragility is our biggest fundraiser for next year’s Juneteenth Parade.

The webinar will include:

•History of Juneteenth

•Why and if White people feel uncomfortable celebrating Juneteenth as America’s real Independence Day.

•How does white fragility play a role

•Appropriate ways White people can celebrate/contribute to Juneteenth as an ally

•Guest speaker Ally Henny

•Q&A with Founder Kemone Hendricks and special webinar speaker Ally Henny

•All participants will be provided with resources and references to reflect on, open space to express thoughts and concerns and a better understanding of Juneteenth and White fragility.

After purchasing a webinar ticket you will receive a zoom registration link.

Webinar replay will be available for anyone who purchased a ticket but can not attend the live.

Special webinar guest: Ally Henny

Writing and Speaking about Race, Culture, and Faith

Ally Henny is a writer and speaker. She holds a B.S. in Psychology from Missouri State University and is currently pursuing her Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary, with an emphasis in Race, Cultural Identity, and Reconciliation. She hopes to pastor a church someday.

Ally has been writing about race, identity, culture, and racial conciliation on Twitter, her personal Facebook profile, and on her blog, The Armchair Commentary, since 2014. She is a regular contributor for The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, where she writes about black motherhood and other topics related to the black experience from a faith-based perspective. Ally has participated in several panels and facilitated discussions on America’s race issue and has conducted numerous personal education and coaching sessions for individuals seeking to participate in racial conciliation.

Ally is a dynamic and engaging speaker who is able to draw connections from history to speak to current issues. Her style is thoughtful and engaging, challenging her listeners to think beyond their current paradigms to see a unique perspective. She has the ability to speak to and engage a variety of audiences. Ally is more than a speaker, she is also an excellent teacher who is able to appeal not only to her audience’s hearts but also their minds.

In addition to speaking on issues of race, identity, and culture, Ally is a student of the Bible and can speak and write on issues of faith. She has more than a decade of experience ministering to people of all ages in the context of the local church. Most of her time in ministry has been ministering to youth and serving as a senior leader within various church contexts.