Veda was brought more deeply into community activism as a subject in the Netflix documentary Descendant, which chronicles the story of Africatown from past to present. Her ancestral link as a descendant of enslaved Africans aboard Clotilda…
Jenney B. Fazande is an experienced and creative designer with more than twelve years experience in exhibit development, fabrication and museum administration.
Empowering, Inspiring and Motivating youth is Katryna Kinn’s passion and life purpose. Kinn is an educator, community leader and an advocate for youth. As a member of the National Program Planning & Development Committee of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated,..
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...
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...
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...
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...
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!