Juneteeth. Miss Juneteenth, Brings Cathartic Release, Healing, Gives Black Motherhood the Treatment it Deserves. Nationwide protests against racism and police brutality give new urgency to a holiday long cherished by African-Americans.
The First Juneteenth. "The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United. S., commemorates African American freedom — while emphasizing education and achievement. Juneteenth will serve as a rallying cry to end police brutality, but it is also an important moment to reckon with another prevailing form of violence: racial wealth inequality.
Juneteenth will serve as a rallying cry to end police brutality, but it is also an important moment to reckon with another prevailing form of violence: racial wealth inequality.
Yet many white people in the US have never heard of it.
What Is Juneteenth and When Is It? Nationwide protests against racism and police brutality give new urgency to a holiday long cherished by African-Americans. S., commemorates African American freedom — while emphasizing education and achievement. Issued after the Union victory at Antietam, the Emancipation Proclamation had both moral and strategic implications for the ongoing Civil War. Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in the U.