06/19/2019
HAPPY JUNETEENTH DAY!
Juneteenth is the national celebration of the day that commemorates when in Texas were declared “free,” some two years after the was ordered by Abraham Lincoln, Jan 1st, 1863.
Why Texas? Well, TX was the state furthest west that had also joined the ranks of 10 other states to separate or secede from the . As a form of economic, social, and political penalty and punishment, Lincoln declared the enslaved African Americans in those 11 states free—Texas delivered the news two-years later, June 19th,1865.
Juneteenth nationally celebrated freedom, and it also emphasized education and self-improvement. In terms of being a nationally honored and celebrated day, there’s a resurgence happening. Education and self-improvement are still emphasized.
Our Founder, Ms. Zakiyyah Ali, gave the keynote address at the 26th Annual Juneteenth and Kingfest Celebration and was honored with a host of other honorees. She says Juneteenth is the “truer Independence Day in America because all of America’s people were free by 1865, in terms of legal human status.”
Is Juneteenth included in your pedagogical practices in your school / school district? Celebrate Juneteenth! ❤️☀️🖤☀️💚