Black Lives Matter RI PAC 2nd Annual Juneteenth Awards Ceremony

Full video of the ceremony.

The Black Lives Matter RI PAC held its 2nd Annual Juneteenth Awards Ceremony on Saturday morning at the Providence Public Library to honor the following leaders:

• Arts & Cultural Excellence Award: Angela “Agonza” Gonzalez

• Community Impact Award: Angie Ankoma

• Emerging Leader Award: Zainabou Thiam

• Lifetime Achievement Award: Henrietta White-Holder

In addition, there was a live performance by Charles “Chachi” Carvalho, an acclaimed hip-hop artist from Pawtucket, who is also the City of Pawtucket's inaugural Chief Equity Officer, and a keynote from Dr. Christopher West, inaugural Curator for the Black Diaspora at Brown University’s John Hay Library. entitled “Juneteenth and the Origins of Black Lives Matter.”