Juneteenth marks the celebration of America's second independence day.
Like the people in this photo—celebrating the day in 1900—we know that progress hasn't made our union perfect. But we can recommit to reaching toward that more perfect union together.
Happy Juneteenth.
Happy Juneteenth! I’m very grateful to have lived 32 years with my grandma who taught me as much as she could about our ancestors and black history knowing schools wouldn’t scratch the surface. But at the same time still teaching me to love everyone regardless of race/color.
On Juneteenth, the murders of Goodman, Chaney, and Schwerner, and when the law is not enough.
We can’t assume that our rights will protect us. Instead, we have to assume that we must fight to protect our rights.
And even when we make progress, we cannot stop fighting for it.
On Juneteenth, we commemorate the anniversary of the delayed news of freedom reaching the enslaved people of Galveston, Texas. Let’s keep building on the work of the generations who came before us and making sure that the arc of the moral universe continues to bend towards justice.
On Juneteenth, we celebrate our capacity to make real the promise of our founding, that thing inside each of us that says America is not yet finished, that compels all of us to fight for justice and equality until this country we love more closely aligns with our highest ideals.