Juneteenth

[Nintendough]

Thoughts and feelings?

 

[kp404]

We had a community forum last night about Juneteenth where we invited members of the black neighborhoods (where I live there is no black middle class...everyone is right at the poverty line or below) to discuss Juneteenth, the idea of banishment, and reparations since the Coates piece. We had about 25 people show up and had a lively discussion about why we should celebrate Juneteenth and how it should be recognized as a national holiday; I've celebrated Juneteenth for the past 8 years because it was our true emancipation day and the first day that we as blacks took ownership of our own freedom. Today, I am throwing a barbeque and basketball tournament for the community to come out and show real support for a day that MUST be in every community...fukk a 4th of July; Juneteenth is the day of our independence and the first step away from oppression; but we have a long way to go...

 

[MAKAVELI25]

We had a community forum last night about Juneteenth where we invited members of the black neighborhoods (where I live there is no black middle class...everyone is right at the poverty line or below) to discuss Juneteenth, the idea of banishment, and reparations since the Coates piece. We had about 25 people show up and had a lively discussion about why we should celebrate Juneteenth and how it should be recognized as a national holiday; I've celebrated Juneteenth for the past 8 years because it was our true emancipation day and the first day that we as blacks took ownership of our own freedom. Today, I am throwing a barbeque and basketball tournament for the community to come out and show real support for a day that MUST be in every community...fukk a 4th of July; Juneteenth is the day of our independence and the first step away from oppression; but we have a long way to go...

I mean...........I watched 'Malcolm X' the other night

 

[JasonSJackson]

What is Juneteenth?

 

[charmander]

i thought my nikka just made a word up

come to find out i'm a c00n for not knowing it and celebrating it

 

[GiGi]

What is Juneteenth?

Slaves in the US were emancipated in 1863 but slaves in Texas were not freed until 1865 when the Union soldiers were able announce their emancipation on or about June 19th.

"Juneteenth commemorates the ending of slavery in Texas on June 19, 1865. Although the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, it was not enforced in the state of Texas due to a lack of Union troop presence and enforcement in the confederate state."

 

[Brofato]

What is Juneteenth?

Had to google it myself. Not sure how to feel about it, to be honest.

 

[ignorethis]

My Birthday

 

[Raava]

Honestly with all the drama in my family, it snuck up on us. We usually do something. They had events down here, didn't go to any.

 

[newworldafro]

Historic church honors Juneteenth tradition with "Fish Fry on the Bayou"

Historic church honors Juneteenth tradition with "Fish Fry on the Bayou"
By Allan Turner | June 18, 2014

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  Brown Chapel AME Church, one of the city's oldest African-American churches, will mark Texas' historic Juneteenth emancipation day 4 p.m. Saturday with a dinner on the church's Sixth Ward grounds.
  
  Juneteenth, observed on June 19, marks the anniversary of U.S. Maj. Gordon Granger's 1865 Galveston announcement that slaves had been freed. The announcement was made approximately 2 1/2 years after President Lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation.
  
  Brown Chapel, 3208 Washington Ave., was formed by a group of 10 freed slaves in 1881, and was named after its first minister, the Rev. Louis Brown.
  
  The current pastor, the Rev. Salatheia Honors, said Saturday's menu will feature fish, shrimp, hush puppies and "all the fixin's." Tickets are $20, and those planning to attend should RSVP by telephoning 713-862-8718.
  
  Profits from the event, hosted by the church's Mary Brown Women's Missionary Society, will be devoted to community projects , Honors said

Basically... its 2 1/2 years a Slave in Texas ....

 

[jerniebert]

Our company holds a job fair every year at the Juneteenth celebration here. I haven't heard anything about it this year. I'm not black but I go out with my boss(he's black) and help out. Aside from doing something good in the community It's a chance to eat some good food especially the bbq.

 

[charmander]

now that i know what it is i can say that it's stupid

holidays are pointless and usually meaningless, or have had their meanings distorted to the point of absurdity over the years; they're merely consumer checkpoints throughout the year...the fact that black folks feel the need to invent their own stupid holidays to fit in and feel some type of solidarity is pretty sad

but whatever floats your boat...if you wanna celebrate the date texas slaves got freed, do you

 

[Matt504]

Basically... its 2 1/2 years a Slave .... I went to my first celebration on the Cherokee reservation in the mountains of NC...it was a fusion event..they had a Pow Wow and commemorated Juneteenth .. somehow it worked..

this event is here in Houston,

 

[KenyaDoll]

There aren't any Juneteenth festivities in my current city. I thinks it's a great thing to celebrate and a great way to build community. Why should we forget our history?

 

[Nintendough]

i thought my nikka just made a word up

come to find out i'm a c00n for not knowing it and celebrating it

iI didn't learn about it until adulthood and I found it by accident while looking something up on wikipedia
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