By VOICE & VIEWPOINT STAFF
On Juneteenth, an enthusiastic and eager audience gathered at the San Diego History Center in Balboa Park to witness The Missing Pieces Project’s Juneteenth Celebration “Panel of Legends”. The purpose of the Juneteenth event was to help the community connect the “missing pieces” in San Diego’s rich African American history, with a larger goal of creating the first San Diego African American History digital exhibit.
Sponsored and hosted by the San Diego History Center, in partnership with the San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce, the event included a distinguished group of speakers who brought a lively and informative discussion on San Diego’s Black History. Panelists included Dr. John E. Warren, Kevin Ashley, Dee Sandford, Cheryl Morrow, Yvette Porter Moore, and Gil Johnson. Their insights were invaluable in enriching the dialogue and helping to bridge historical gaps as the missing pieces were compiled and launched for the first ever digital exhibit proposing to be installed in February 2025.
The event was emceed by SDBCC’s Bruce Mayberry, and SDHC’s All-In Community Collector, Wendy McKinney. A proclamation was issued by the City of San Diego to The Missing Pieces Project, in honor of San Diego’s Juneteenth Celebration Day.
For more information, or to submit your own missing piece of San Diego’s African American History, visit https://sandiegohistory.org/ or contact Wendy McKinney at [email protected].
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