The National Christian Leadership Council (NJCLC) is an association of Christian leaders dedicated to promoting racial reconciliation and healing from the legacy of slavery through the observance of Juneteenth.

Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr. M. D,   Founder  & Chairman                                Clark Jones, Chair
Rev. Jack Gaines, D.D.,              Director of Reconciliation Ministry          NJCLC Washington Juneteenth Committee
Bishop Victor Smith,                  Co-Chair                                            Washington, DC
Rev. William Gwynn,                  Secretary                                          301-925-0008     301-789-7592
Rev Jesse Clarence Brown,         Esq Legislative Consultant                     clarkjones88@gmail.com
Bishop Dave Thomas,                Alaska Representative

As the descendent's of Americans of African descent, our ancestors were brought to America in chains. This should never be forgotten," states Dr. Myers. "Millions lost their lives during the middle passage, not to mention the thousands killed from lynching and murders before and after the civil war. One ponders as to why so little attention has been given to our own history of death and destruction in America."

History reveals that George Washington was a slave owner. Thomas Jefferson was a slave owner. Many of the founding fathers of America were slave owners. The US Capitol and the White House were built through the uncompensated labor of the ancestors of Americans of African descent during the tyranny of enslavement.

"In response, we have embraced the term "Maafa", a Kiswahili term meaning "Disaster" or "Terrible Occurrence", to tell our own story about our enslavement and the sustained attempt to dehumanize us," continues Dr. Myers.

Most gatherings are decidedly upbeat, but the sobering  reason for the holiday has also been part of Juneteenth's  growth. Dr. Ronald Myers, the leader of a movement to make Juneteenth a national holiday, says, "June 19 should be an annual remembrance of the horrors of slavery." Most gatherings are decidedly upbeat, but the sobering reason for the holiday has also been part of Juneteenth's growth. Dr. Ronald Myers, the leader of a movement to make Juneteenth a national holiday, "June 19th should be an annual remembrance of the horrors of slavery."

                      

                         National Day of Reconciliation & Healing From the Legacy of Enslavement       
                                                               "3rd Friday in June"

                                                  National Juneteenth Prayer Service                          
                                                    National Press Club - Washington, DC     

                             National Juneteenth Black Holocaust "Maafa" Memorial Service
                                           Lincoln Park United Methodist Church - Washington, DC
                                          
                                                                

                                                                                Memorial Service Program  
                                  
                                 Presentation of the Dr. James Cameron National Juneteenth Leadership Award


                                                                   Honoring Dr. James Cameron, Founder                                                                                                                              America's Black Holocaust Museum 

What is the "MAAFA"?

What is the Middle Passage? 

                                                                          What is the Black Holocaust?



                                                                                             From the                            
                                                                              Black Holocaust Society
                                                                 "The Tulsa Race Riot"
                                

Jack Gaines delivered a message on "Biblical Reconciliation"
at the National Juneteenth Prayer Breakfast during the                                         National Day of Reconciliation and Healing From the Legacy of  Enslavement     at the nation's capitol.

Click here to purchase a copy of "My Brothers Keeper Not My Brothers Killer"
 by Pastor Jack Gaines

Pastor Jack Gaines article, "Let Forgiveness Come First" was also printed in Charisma Magazine November, 2000

President Bush peers through 'The Door of No Return' where
slaves passed through to board ships taking them abroad. (AP)                                                                                                  

USA Today Newspaper
Bush: 'Slavery a Great Crime'
By Associated Press (AP)     July 8, 2003

The remains of Colonial-era buildings, including the house that George Washington lived in when he was president, are exposed at an archaeological dig in front of the Liberty Bell Center, top right, in Philadelphia. Archaeologists have discovered a hidden passageway that was used by Washington's nine slaves. Matt Rourke, Photographer, Associated Press.  MSNBC - Associated Press Slave Passage was found under Washington's home. Hidden passageway was used by George Washington's nine slaves. Ribina Madan  June 7, 2007

Historic U.S. Senate Apology for Lynching


James Cameron. the oldest known lynching survivor, speaking at a special press conference with members of the U.S. Senate during the week of the observance of Juneteenth, 2005.




Ninety years ago, Anthony P. Crawford, a successful black businessman, was lynched in Abbeville, South Carolina.  Discover why every American should know of his life and death.

Historic Congressional Apology for Slavery

Rev., Dr. Myers seen to the right of Congressman Tony Hall (D-OH) during the historic announcement of legislation for a Congressional Apology for Slavery on "Juneteenth"
6/19/00.

Charisma Magazine - U.S. House Member Renews Call for Apology for Slavery                by Adrienne S. Gaines    September, 2000

M. Jacques Chirac,right, President of the Republic of France, is shown here with
M. John Agyekum Kufuor, left, the President of the Republic of Ghana in a 2005 meeting.

Westside Story Newspaper
France Commemorates Slavery and Its Abolition As A National Day Of Remembrance
Empire News Network    September 28, 2006

African Leader Atones For the Legacy of Slavery

In 1999 Benin President Mathieu Kérékou called for a historic
gathering of spiritual leaders to atone--to Africans of the Diaspora--for the legacy
of slavery. His intention was to heal his nation of any economic and spiritual famine
caused by slavery, oppression and injustice.

See the history of slavery by clicking the map below.

Orlando Ridout IV, left, a descendant of a slave auctioneer, embraces
Chris Haley, right, a descendant of Kunta Kinte's, and Kunta Kinte Foundation
official Leonard Blackshear.
(Mark Gail -- The Washington Post)

Important Articles

Charisma Magazine
The History America Chose to Forgot
by Valerie G. Lowe     November, 2000

Charisma Magazine
Let Forgiveness Come First
by Jack Gaines     November, 2000

Charisma Magazine
Marchers Apologize for 'African Holocaust'
by Clive Price     March, 2007

Washington Post
The Roots of Reconciliation
by Christian Davenport     September 30, 2004

Charisma Magazine
British Evangelist Treks Across the United States Repenting for Slavery
by Peter K. Johnson     May, 2004

District Chronicles.com
Juneteenth, A Day of Remembrance, Celebration
By Angel Wilson    June 26, 2003