FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 11, 2021
Emancipation Park Conservancy Celebrates Black History Month with a Virtual Campaign
Rev. Jack Yates (Park Founder) Family Photo Credit: MSS 281-0053, Houston Public Library, HMRC
Houston, TX, February 11, 2021 – Emancipation Park Conservancy (EPC) invites Houstonians to celebrate Black History Month through its virtual campaign, #BlackHistoryEveryday. The campaign, happening the entire month of February, can be experienced via EPC’s social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Viewers can join in and engage right from the comfort of their own home by liking, sharing, commenting, or clicking information in posts to learn more.
#BlackHistoryEveryday is a national campaign via EPC’s digital platforms to celebrate African American excellence beyond Black History Month in February. It provides an opportunity to communicate, share, and recognize the significant contributions African Americans have made to help shape American history, culture, and society. This inclusive campaign aims to promote awareness and encourage all ethnicities to acknowledge and highlight Black excellence every day of the year. The campaign will spotlight Emancipation Park, the incredible strides of the Third Ward community (including partners and sponsors), and the various activities happening throughout the month.
“Emancipation Park is a historic landmark in Houston and it’s also a part of Third Ward’s rich history,” said Ramon Manning, Emancipation Park Conservancy, Board Chairman. “This campaign provides us an opportunity to celebrate the park and also highlight the African American community and pioneers that paved the way and helped push progress and equality forward for current and future generations.”
As a part of its Black History Month campaign, EPC also created a Did You Know? series sponsored by Houston Airport System. The series will highlight twenty African American pioneers from surrounding Third Ward or Greater Houston communities.
Media Contact:
Kynetta Moore, Emancipation Park Conservancy
Office: 346-319-3036 ext.107 / Cell: 832-883-5116
Email: kynettam@epconservancy.org
Web: www.epconservancy.org
Social Media: @epconservancy
About Emancipation Park Conservancy
Emancipation Park was founded in 1872 by formerly enslaved African Americans led by Reverend Jack Yates, Richard Allen, Richard Brock, and Reverend Elias Dibble. These men, along with members of the Third and Fourth Ward communities, gathered $800 to purchase the ten acres of land and celebrate their freedom. In 2013, the park underwent a $33.6 million renovation and later reopened in June 2017.Several public private partnerships, and the community worked to revitalize the greenspace to allow for more economic and sustainable opportunities.
Emancipation Park Conservancy, a non-profit 501c3 charitable corporation, was established in 2014 to restore, manage, and enhance Emancipation Park. Its purpose is to create an open space of environmental and community excellence while continuing to preserve the park’s integrity and historical roots. Its goal is to transform the park into one of the nation’s premier landmark destinations through capital initiatives, operational improvements, strategic partnerships, programming, and special events. For more information about Emancipation Park Conservancy, visit www.epconservancy.org.
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