Today, we mark Juneteenth by honoring struggle, celebrating culture, and recommitting to the fight for racial justice.

We will  Exploration and celebration of African American history and heritage.  Juneteenth is also called: Freedom Day or Emancipation Day.

Juneteenth is a Texas state holiday celebrated annually on June 19 throughout the United States to commemorate Union army general Gordon Granger announcing federal orders in the city of Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, proclaiming that all slaves in Texas were now free.  Credited by  Wikipedia

Let’s start off with this article. https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/historical-legacy-juneteenth

~Diadel Kimberlee