Juneteenth is a celebration that is intended to commemorate freedom and emphasizes education & achievement. For many African Americans, it is also a time for personal reflection, self-assessment, self-improvement, rejoicing, & planning for the future. Yet most people only connect this celebration to emancipation and the long shadow cast by this time still persists today. […]
Next, she supported Black and female-owned bakery Southern Girl Desserts before hitting up Malik Books, a Black-owned bookstore. She said she learned the store typically sells 80 books per day so the queen herself bought 80 and didn’t hesitate to give the clerk extra money when she heard he was a recent grad. Afterward, Lizzo […]
One social media user brought unparalleled joy to the internet on Juneteenth when she blissfully showed off the muumuu she received from her mother. In the TikTok video shared by a Twitter user, the woman expresses shock and jubilation while putting on a fashion show for her followers. “I never thought I would be this […]
Freedom Fête, another Boston event, is providing a virtual dance party which features music that illustrates the contributions of the African Diaspora. The event is organized by the Institute Of Contemporary Art. “Join us for Freedom Fête: A Virtual Juneteenth Celebration. A virtual dance party exploring how much musical innovation is an ingrained part of the Black legacy,” organizers […]
One social media user brought unparalleled joy to the internet on Juneteenth when she blissfully showed off the muumuu she received from her mother. In the TikTok video shared by a Twitter user, the woman expresses shock and jubilation while putting on a fashion show for her followers. “I never thought I would be this […]
(BPRW) Delaware Courts Close in Honor of Juneteenth While Courts Remain Overwhelmingly White Despite Activist Demands Delaware’s Bench and Bar Diversity Project to create equity on courts has taken no action since announcement and failed to respond to request for meeting from civil rights leaders Reverend Al Sharpton and Pastor Blaine Hackett (Black PR Wire) […]
Did you know that the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’, Opal Lee, is a sorority sister of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.? In 2016, at the age of 89 years old, Opal Lee walked from her home in Fort Worth, Texas, to the nation’s capital in an effort to get Juneteenth named a national holiday. “My idea […]
(BPRW) Delaware Courts Close in Honor of Juneteenth While Courts Remain Overwhelmingly White Despite Activist Demands Delaware’s Bench and Bar Diversity Project to create equity on courts has taken no action since announcement and failed to respond to request for meeting from civil rights leaders Reverend Al Sharpton and Pastor Blaine Hackett (Black PR Wire) […]
President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law on Thursday, officially recognizing June 19 as a federal holiday. “Juneteenth marks both a long, hard night of slavery and subjugation and the promise of a brighter morning to come,” Biden said during a signing ceremony at the White House, according to NBC […]
Opal Lee, a staunch activist who has been petitioning to make Juneteenth a federal holiday for more than 40 years, shared a wholesome response after seeing her hard work finally come to fruition. “I’ve got so many feelings all gurgling up here. I don’t know what to call them all,” the 94-year-old said after learning […]