as union soldiers spread paving the way for them to mayor, to vote, to vote and to worship and decide their own destiny. the civil war officially ended in april 1865, but in a small community of gavelston island, texas, enslaved slaves were owe believious to their reality, two and a half years after the signing of the emancipation proclamation when a u.s. general informed the last enslaved black people in america that freedom had finally comp the people erupted in joy. that joy became the catalyst for juneteenth. in 2021 juneteenth became an official federal holiday. now recognized across the united states as a day of national celebration. juneteenth is a reminder. it is a reminder of what black people in america have been through and what black people have overcome. it is a commemoration of our resilience. our ingenuity, and most importantly our capacity for joy. our joy is worthy of celebration, and on this day we remember that our freedom must be honored, nurtured and pr
elie. [ applause ] black folks turned suffering and cries for justice into art like nobody else. one of our goals tonight is to celebrate black culture in its myriad forms of artistic expression. take, for example this, next performance, a genre-busting collaboration between robert glaspber, dee smoke and emir suleman.er, dee smoke and emir suleman. i can feel the love in the
[ applause ] when we come back, a message from our former first lady michelle obama and country music superstar mikey guyton in a performance you don t want to miss. and later jill scott brings us a little spoken wordrd and earth, wind and fire light up the bowl. n to talk about getting screened and ask people to share their reasons why. i screen for my growing family. being with them means everything to me. i screen for my girls. they re always surprising me. i screen for my son. i m his biggest fan. if you re 45 or older and at average risk, it s time to screen. today, there are more screening options than ever before, including cologuard.
hello, hello, hello. what s up, hollywood bowl? happy juneteenth. so glad to be here. so glad to be here. i get i get an exciting part of the show. shea lyrical possibility with old-school soul redefining the power and beauty of r & b mike, and he s here tonight for an electrifying performance. everybody, please welcome to the stage lucky day. [ cheers and applause ] i ve been so many places in my life and time
don t stop a little louder you got the best of my love coming up, our show concludes with an all-star gospel performance from michelle williams, mary mary, and anthony hamilton. it s juneteenth, a celebration