Photos by Marilyn Campbell
From left, Rev Catherine Manhardt of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Josh Maxey, Jaime Matyas and Marla Schulman of the Jewish Social Services Agency were among the faith communities represented in the Interfaith and Social Action Pavilion.
Offering demonstrations in the Health and Wellness Pavilion, Karen Wolske of the Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center’s Cardiac Care Team, gave lessons in CPR to festival goers.
Stephanie Wilton gets a blood pressure check by a member of the Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center’s cardiac care team. Medical professionals were on hand in the Health and Wellness Pavilion offering services and information aimed at raising awareness of unique healthcare needs of the African American and minority communities.
Representatives of Jewish Social Services Agency (JSSA) hosted a rock painting demonstration to tiny aspiring artists. JSSA was a major sponsor of the Scotland Juneteenth Heritage Festival.
Members of the Let It Flow Band pray before performing at the Scotland Juneteenth Heritage Festival.
Staged in the History Pavilion, Alexis Famuyide Paul Holmes, and Anthony Cohen of the Montgomery County Lynching Memorial Project shared information gathered from their extensive research on the history of racial terror lynchings in Maryland.
Scotland Juneteenth Heritage Festival attendees listen to music performed by the Let It Flow Band.
Zion Barrington, 10, performed with the Paara Kidz Steel Orchestra.
Members of the Black Physicians and Healthcare Network gave festival attendees information on health care issues such as first aid, exercise and access to Black doctors.
From her booth in the History Pavillion, Deborah Buchanan of the Sandy Springs Slave Museum shared information on the heritage of Blacks spanning from their horrific Middle Passage voyage through their accomplishments in the United States. The museum is an homage to the heritage of the African American families in Montgomery County including the more than 38 lynchings in Maryland.