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When I learned that Juneteenth was a day to celebrate the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, I could only imagine the words that came tumbling out of the mouths of the newly liberated ...
[44] [12] The Black community began using the word Juneteenth for Jubilee Day early in the 1890s. [8] The word Juneteenth appeared in print in the Brenham Weekly Banner, a white newspaper from Brenham, Texas, as early as 1891. [52] Mentions of Juneteenth celebrations outside of Texas appeared as early as 1909 in Shreveport, Louisiana. [53]
Share and reflect on these powerful, inspiring Juneteenth quotes and messages from Black politicians, activists, authors, and artists for the June 19 holiday.
For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed ...
Celebration of the Yoruba people: February: Black History Month: Black Students Union: 1970: February in the United States and Canada, October in the United Kingdom and Ireland June: African-American Music Appreciation Month: 1979: December 26 to January 1: Kwanzaa: 1966
Juneteenth is a day dedicated to recognizing justice and freedom for African Americans and Black people in America. It was first celebrated in Texas on June 19th, 1866 to commemorate the end of ...
The Mascogos celebrate Juneteenth. [3] During the festivities, the community is visited by family members and Black Seminoles from Brackettville , Texas. [ 5 ] Mascogo traditional dishes include soske (a type of atole ), tetapún (bread made from camote ), pumpkin or piloncillo empanadas and pan de mortero.
Peoples helped make Juneteenth recognized by the City of Portland in 1972. Mayor Sam Adams and Amanda Fritz declared Peoples the "Mother of Juneteenth" in 2011. [1] [2] Juneteenth became an observed holiday for the City of Portland and Multnomah County employees in 2020, as part of a resolution to address structural racism.