The Tri-State Expo Juneteenth Affairs Incorporated (TSEJA)  non profit, is an organization established in 2017--we serve and promote the local community and showcase small organizations & artists in various fields of service during our events. As children of the African Diaspora, African-American, and Indigenous persons Juneteenth is a very important date to our team.  It represents an open door into free thinking without prejudice and an omission, whether willing or unwilling, of wrongs from an oppressed culture. It represents the start of good decisions concerning recognition of humanity through a lens other than that of fear and lack of understanding. It validates what the enslaved knew all along--they are human.  

 

TSEJA strives to unite surrounding communities with an atmosphere of Educational fellowship, family-fun, and amazing cuisines prepared by professional chefs that reflect our history and the annual theme. We are dedicated to giving attendees the very best in order to promote self-worth, business ventures, unsung skills, and charity. It was only right that we paired this passion with our culture and heritage unashamedly in deep south Alabama. The contributions African-Americans and formerly enslaved persons have made in the fabric of society, despite being less than 160 years removed from captivity, is a site to behold.

 

Through participation, awareness, and competitive measures, TSEJA utilizes the tools of networking and social media to establish success! Every aspect of this annual event is dedicated to exposing the past, celebrating the present, and leaping towards the future.  What we do is different, multi-dimensional, and phenomenal--just the same as the cultural aspects of our incredible communities within the Tri-State area.  We look forward to continuing to raise awareness to the damaging effects of slavery,  the beauty of our talented & ingenious people, and showing the diversity of a complex south!