Juneteenth 2025 covered in local media

Juneteenth was celebrated at Durand-Hedden House & Garden on Saturday, June 14.

Durand-Hedden House & Garden and the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race are pleased to welcome Lady Trish Scipio of the NAACP of the Oranges and Maplewood as our 2025 Juneteenth keynote speakers.

We are pleased to announce that Teretha Jones, "TJ," will return for our sixth annual Juneteenth celebration at Durand-Hedden House & Garden in Maplewood on Saturday, June 14, 2025.

Guests at the 2025 Juneteenth celebration at Durand-Hedden House & Garden in Maplewood on Saturday, June 14, will have an opportunity to...

Durand-Hedden House & Garden and the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race are pleased to welcome back historical reenactor Daniel Carlton for this year's Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Durand-Hedden House in Maplewood.

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad will be this year's keynote speaker for Juneteenth at Durand-Hedden.

The February 15, 2024, edition of The News-Record of Maplewood/South Orange featured this wonderful article by Maryanne...

The celebration honoring Juneteenth co-hosted by the Durand-Hedden House and the SOMA Community Coalition on Race on the grounds of the ...

On Sunday, March 13, 2022, historical reenactor Dr. Daisy Century presented an engaging and informative program, interpreting Sojourner...

More than 150 visitors participated in the Juneteenth 2021 celebration hosted by the Durand-Hedden House, in partnership with the South...

The history of slavery in New Jersey encompasses both the bad and the good. On one hand, the state enacted legislation in 1786 that...

The Civil War was the culmination of years of tremendous political agitation regarding the abolition of slavery and the issue of states’...