Honoring Juneteenth: Reclaiming the Past, Empowering the Future
Today, we celebrate Juneteenth – a commemoration of the end of slavery in the U.S! This day has been a long-observed time of remembrance and celebration, and, due to the […]
Honoring Juneteenth: Reflecting on the Past, Building the Future
Juneteenth marks the official end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, announcing freedom for all enslaved people. Though the Emancipation […]
Honoring Juneteenth
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Though slavery had been declared illegal by President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, it […]
Honoring Juneteenth
We’re electing to share this image and message with our community because we have not featured Juneteenth in a prominent manner on our site in the past. That changes today. […]