#juneteenth 2023

[skillbattle]

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[thechanelmuse]

Juneteenth is a Black American holiday. 

We call Juneteenth many things: Black Independence Day, Freedom Day, Emancipation Day, Jubilee Day. We celebrate and honor our ancestors. 

December 31 is recognized as Watch Night or Freedom’s Eve in Black American churches because it marks the day our enslaved ancestors were awaiting news of their freedom going into 1863. On January 1, 1863, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. But all of the ancestors wouldn’t be freed until June 19, 1865 for those in Galveston, Texas and even January 23, 1866 for those in New Jersey (the last slave state). (It’s also worth noting that our people under the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations wouldn’t be freed until April 28, 1866 and June 14, 1866 for those under the Cherokee Nation by way of the Treaties.)

Since 1866, Black Americans in Texas have been commemorating the emancipation of our people by way of reading the Emancipation Proclamation and coming together to have parades, free festivities, and later on pageants. Thereafter, it spread to select states as an annual day of commemoration of our people in our homeland. 

Here’s a short silent video filmed during the 1925 Juneteenth celebration in Beaumont, Texas:

(It’s also worth noting that the Mascogos tribe in Coahuila, Mexico celebrate Juneteenth over there as well. Quick history lesson: A total of 305,326 Africans were shipped to the US to be enslaved alongside of American Indians who were already or would become enslaved as prisoners of war, as well as those who stayed behind refusing to leave and walk the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma. In the United States, you were either enslaved under the English territories, the Dutch, the French, the Spanish, or under the Nations of what would called the Five “Civilized” Native American Tribes: Cherokee, Creek (Muscogee), Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminoles. Mascogos descend from the Seminoles who escaped slavery during the Seminole Wars, or the Gullah Wars that lasted for more than 100 years if you will, and then settled at El Nacimiento in 1852.)

We largely wave our red, white and blue flags on Juneteenth. These are the only colors that represent Juneteenth. But sometimes you may see others wave our Black American Heritage flag (red, black, and gold).

Juneteenth is a day of respect. It has nothing to do with Africa, diversity, inclusion, immigration, your Pan-African flag, your cashapps, nor your commerce businesses. It is not a day of “what about” isms. It is not a day to tap into your inner colonizer and attempt to wipe out our existence. That is ethnocide and anti-Black American. If you can’t attend a Black American (centered) event that’s filled with education on the day, our music, our food and other centered activities because it’s not centered around yours…that is a you problem. Respect our day for what and whom it stands for in our homeland. 

Juneteenth flag creator: “Boston Ben” Haith 

It was created in 1997. The red, white and blue colors represent the American flag. The five-point star represents the Lone State (Texas). The white burst around the star represents a nova, the beginning of a new star. The new beginning for Black Americans. 

Black American Heritage Flag creators: Melvin Charles & Gleason T. Jackson

It was created in 1967, our Civil Rights era. The color black represents the ethnic pride for who we are. Red represents the blood shed for freedom, equality, justice and human dignity. Gold fig wreath represents intellect, prosperity, and peace. The sword represents the strength and authority exhibited by a Black culture that made many contributions to the world in mathematics, art, medicine, and physical science, heralding the contributions that Black Americans would make in these and other fields. 

SN: While we’re talking about flags, I should note that Grace Wisher, a 13-year-old free Black girl from Baltimore helped stitched the Star Spangled flag, which would inspire the national anthem during her six years of service to Mary Pickersgill. I ain’t even gon hold you. I never looked too far into it, but she prob sewed that whole American flag her damn self. They love lying about history here until you start unearthing them old documents. 

In conclusion, Juneteenth is a Black American holiday. Respect us and our ancestors.

[cyarsk52-20]

On June 19, 1865, the people of Galveston, TX were told "all slaves were free." sparking a joyous, celebration giving birth to #Juneteenth. Juneteenth commemorates a day marked with the promise of freedom & equality, and the expectation of success & upward social mobility. #TLOD

[elekid]

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[cyarskaren52]

Shout out to people from Texas more specifically Galveston, Texas who are celebrating Juneteenth today

[itshunnib]

I hope everyone enjoyed their Juneteenth!

made this earlier today

[michaels-reality]

It's the Juneteenth

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[claudiadpdl]

hi if we're doing juneteenth posts im a black/indigenous nb person that's finally at a point where i (and my family) can move away from a racist landlord that has allowed our home to go into foreclosure twice, and bumped our rent up by $500 when we were unable to leave last year.

my sister and i are struggling to juggle moving costs alongside groceries, gas, bills and car repairs from a hit and run that happened two weeks ago. our lease ends sept. 1st and the contract will penalize us financially if we ask for any extensions. anything at all helps including boosts/reblogs! tysm and happy juneteenth!

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[vampaurae]

happy juneteenth! my name is vampy and im a nonbinary black artist that draws mostly ocs and sometimes fanart! 

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[timmurleyart]

Happy Juneteenth day to all. 🖤❤️💛💚🇺🇸

[sunnydaygray]

[reihud]

Happy Juneteenth of June 2023. Even though I face struggles each and every day as me being an autistic Black woman, I’m so glad that my ancestors are free from slavery.

[mobiissimo]

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[cyarsk5230]

The Juneteenth flag is full of symbols. Here's what they mean

Harmeet Kaur, CNN Design by Will Mullery, CNN 

Editor's Note: (A version of this story was initially published in June 2020.)

(CNN)You might see another red, white and blue flag flying this weekend over state capitols and city buildings.

That banner with a bursting star in the middle is the Juneteenth Flag, a symbolic representation of the end of slavery in the United States.

The flag is the brainchild of activist Ben Haith, founder of the National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation (NJCF). Haith created the flag in 1997 with the help of collaborators, and Boston-based illustrator Lisa Jeanne Graf brought their vision to life.https://0ebfd95186ae3fa9ef9151a3c904e7bb.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html?n=0

The flag was revised in 2000 into the version we know today, according to the National Juneteenth Observation Foundation. Seven years later, the date "June 19, 1865" was added, commemorating the day that Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, and told enslaved African Americans of their emancipation.

For two decades now, communities around the country have held flag-raising ceremonies on Juneteenth in celebration of their freedom.

"This country has so many aspects to it that are spiritual, and I believe this flag is of that nature," Haith said. "It (the idea for the design) just came through me."

View this interactive content on CNN.com

Designing the flag and its symbols was a deliberate process, Haith said. Here's what each element of the flag represents.

The star

The white star in the center of the flag has a dual meaning, Haith said.

For one, it represents Texas, the Lone Star State. It was in Galveston in 1865 where Union soldiers informed the country's last remaining enslaved people that, under the Emancipation Proclamation issued two years earlier, they were free.

But the star also goes beyond Texas, representing the freedom of African Americans in all 50 states.

The burst

The bursting outline around the star is inspired by a nova, a term that astronomers use to mean a new star.

On the Juneteenth flag, this represents a new beginning for the African Americans of Galveston and throughout the land.

The arc

The curve that extends across the width of the flag represents a new horizon: the opportunities and promise that lay ahead for Black Americans.

The colors

The red, white and blue represents the American flag, a reminder that slaves and their descendants were and are Americans. 

June 19, 1865, represents the day that enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, became Americans under the law.

And while African Americans today are still fighting for equality and justice, Haith said those colors symbolize the continuous commitment of people in the United States to do better -- and to live up to the American ideal of liberty and justice for all.

[cyarskaren52]

Juneteenth2023 To all Wypipo that have an issue with this day being a holiday, take your asses to work if you don’t like it. I mean that day you all get weepy about in July? Yeah my ancestors were still working on July 4th 1776. But Y’all not ready for that conversation.

[venluming]

Happy Juneteenth, friends!! ❤️🖤💚