Gala celebrates Juneteenth in style
Victoria Jones is the founder of Tone, the organization that hosted the Juneteenth Gala at Beale Street Landing. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Xavier 'Havi ' Green arrives Saturday at the Tone Juneteenth Gala at Beale Street Landing. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Dame Mufasa was one of the guests at the Tone Juneteenth Gala. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Kelsee Woods, Talibah Safiya and Maarifa Arnett attended the Juneteenth Gala. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Kenya Ghanor pauses on the red carpet at the beginning of the Tone gala. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Ariel Cobbert attended the event that kicked off Juneteenth festivities. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Jess Jackson and Ramzi Abdoch pause on the red carpet. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Guests included chef Elijah Townsend. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Amanzi Arnette Dowdy arrives at the Tone event Saturday. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
With eyes on the future while nodding to the past, the Black arts organization Tone gets glamorous before Sunday’s ‘Family Reunion’ in Orange Mound.
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Juneteenth Tone Victoria Jones Dame Smith Taliba Safiya Orange Mound Tower United Equipment Building 2202 LamarCarmen Darden
Carmen Darden is a native Memphian who recently graduated from the University of Memphis. She spent three years reporting for the Daily Helmsman and one year as the social media editor. She is currently interning at The Daily Memphian.
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