Every community I’ve ever called home has always celebrated Juneteenth. From childhood block parties to local park festivals, Juneteenth has always been on my calendar. I remember the cookouts, music, dancing, Black history presentations, and seeing smiling faces gathered in joy and remembrance. Now, after more than a decade of researching my family history, Juneteenth... Continue Reading →
Honoring Juneteenth
On June 19, 1865 Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. As a reminder the President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation ending slavery in the confederacy two and half years earlier on January 1, 1863. In... Continue Reading →