In the year 2019 leading the NJOF using the strategy of his mentor the late Rev. Ronald V Myers Sr. MD with Ms. Opal Lee the oldest Board member of the NJOF began an engagement with Congressional staff to make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday. Success was achieved on June 17, 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act,
L to R U.S. Congressman Danny Davis, U.S. Senator Ed Markey, NJOF President Steve Williams, U.S. Senator Tina Smith June 16, 2021
Rep. Frank Wolf, VA
Dr. Robert Starling Pritchard creator Black History Month 2008 Sen. Obama Chambers
Michael '"Kidd Funkadelic" Hampton
Guitar Hero Ronnie Stewart & Blues Legend Johnny Rawls Dusk til Dawn Blues festival
Responsible for the overall planning, organizing, and execution of all security-focused IT services including cloud operations, endpoint threat detection, and virtualization. Analyze complex business needs presented by clients and recommend technical solutions. Lead business development and capture activities to win contracts in new accounts and expand penetration in existing accounts within the private and public sectors. Support Federal agencies with network design, cloud migrations, network support, and project management.
June 16, 2021
Juneteenth Press Conference
Sen . Tina Smith Sen. Chuck Schumer Rep. Danny Davis
"Steve Williams fabulous and relentless.." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Sen John Coryn TX
Congressman Danny Davis IL
Blues Legend Grammy Award Winner Bobby Rush
Louis Gossett Jr.
Ms Opal Lee and I in Mississippi
Senator Connie Johnson OK
Steve Pickett (Bill Pickett)
NJOF in my family home All Black town of Rentisville OK
Bivouac IN DC 2022
Rev. John Mosley and Ben Haith
Soul City Wifi Hub in Las Vegas
Baltimore Bridging the Digital Divide with ISOC & NJOF
National MIsss Juneteenth Galveston TX 2022
Funkativity 2022 Ft Monroe VA The Wave of Freedom
L to R Calvin Pearson Founder Project 1619, David Batiste, Damon Batiste, Michael "Kidd Funkadelic" Hampton, Alisha Coleman, National Miss Juneteenth 2022 Acia Spade, Steve "the Breeze" Williams, Clifford Brown, Herman Berny, Paul Hamilton III
Funkativity 2021 Las Vegas NV Funkin from the Belly of the Slaveship
L to R Justin, Leon Rollerson, Smooth, Alisha Coleman, Paul Hamilton III, Dee Evans, Steve "the Breeze" Williams, Cleancutt, Everett "the Messenger" Spencer