The inaugural successful celebration of Emancipation Day in Miami took place on Saturday, August 5, 2018. The event featured a libation ceremony led by Pastor Sherma Edwards of St. Catherine Spiritual Baptist Church. The Trinidad and Tobago Emancipation Group of Florida, a recently established organization, spearheaded the commemoration. The group is led by Alicia Gibbs (President), the late Carl Blackman (Vice President), and Lynette Browne (Secretary). This annual Emancipation Day observance is now set to be held every August in South Florida.