The Maynard 4 Foundation is proud to announce Ms. Jenney B. Fazande as our first Exhibition Designer for the 2024 Miss Juneteenth America Scholarship Pageantry Program! Jenney B. Fazande is an experienced and creative designer with more than twelve years experience in...
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Miss Juneteenth America
2024 Mistress of Ceremony, Mrs. Katryna Kinn
The Maynard 4 Foundation is proud to announce Mrs. Katryna Kinn as the Mistress of Ceremony of the 2024 Miss Juneteenth America Scholarship Pageantry Program! Empowering, Inspiring and Motivating youth is Katryna Kinn’s passion and life purpose. Kinn is an educator,...
2024 Red Carpet Correspondent and Second Line Hostess, Ms. Shamonee Baker!
The Maynard 4 Foundation is proud to announce Ms. Shamonee Baker as the Red Carpet Correspondent and Second Line Hostess for the 2024 Miss Juneteenth America Scholarship Pageantry Program! Shamonee Baker was born and raised in Fort Walton Beach, Fl. In the spring of...
Triumph Over Adversity by Karrington Bourgeois Wilkins
2023 Teen Miss Juneteenth America winner, Karrington Bourgeois Wilkin is part of this amazing group of women that have chosen to share their raw, relevant, and transformational stories...Chapter 4: Triumph Over Adversity, Karrington Bourgeois Wilkins tells how one...
2024 Keynote Speaker, Dr. Alexandra Jones!
The Maynard 4 Foundation is proud to announce Dr. Alexandra Jones as the keynote speaker for the 2024 Miss Juneteenth America Scholarship Pageantry Program. Dr. Jones, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Archaeology in the Community, is an education leader focused...
Empowerment Approach
From 2022 to present, The Maynard 4 Foundation and The Empowerment Approach have established a partnership that has been responsible for awarding over $16,000 in scholarship funds to almost two dozen participants of the Miss Juneteenth America Scholarship Pageantry...
Congratulations, Mariah Smith! Newest member of the 2023-24 Mobile Symphony Youth Orchestra
The Maynard 4 Foundation and Miss Juneteenth America would like to congratulate our 2023 Junior Miss Juneteenth America Queen, Mariah Smith, for being selected as a clarinet member of the 2023-2024 Mobile Symphony Youth Orchestra!
Congratulations, Hannah Archibald!
Hannah Archibald has served as a volunteer for The Maynard 4 Foundation since the launch of its inaugural Miss Juneteenth America Scholarship Pageantry Program in 2022. Hannah worked under the leadership of our Founder and President while she was a student at Spelman...