Today, We Celebrate Juneteenth

Today, we celebrate Juneteenth. For Black Americans, June 19th has long been a day of remembrance and affirmation. Now, more than 150 years later, there’s a nation-wide movement for observance.

What is JUNETEENTH?

Juneteenth commemorates the day when Texas slaves learned slavery had ended with the Emancipation Proclamation — which President Abraham Lincoln had signed two and a half years earlier.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

• Resources to Learn More

  • So You Want to Learn About Juneteenth?

  • Historical Legacy of Juneteenth

  • Teaching Juneteenth

  • The Emancipation Proclamation

  • Order No 3

  • Juneteenth Texas : Essays in African-American Folklore

  • This is Why Juneteenth Is Important for America (Video)

  • National Juneteenth Observance Foundation

  • Juneteenth for Mazie

  • Tell Congress: We need National Recognition of Juneteenth

  • Juneteenth: Our Additional Independence Day

  • Why'd it Take so Long for Some of Us to Find Out About Juneteenth?

• Celebrate with Alicia Keys & John Legend on Instagram at 5pm PST @verzuztv

• Sign the Change.org petition to make Juneteenth a national holiday

• Join an upcoming webinar: Foster Youth Speak About Racism and Police Brutality | Monday at 10am