Comments on: Happy Juneteenth 2008!!!

By: Ronald Myers

Ronald Myers — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:20:37 +0000

Juneteenth is America’s 2nd Independence Day celebration. Americans of African descent were trapped in the tyranny of enslavement on the country’s first “4th of July”, 1776, Independence Day.

It took over 88 for the news of freedom to be announced in Southwest Texas, over two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Lincoln.

29 states recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday or state holiday observance, the District of Columbia, as well as the Congress of the United States.

Together we will see Juneteenth become a national holiday in America!

“DOC”
Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D.
Chairman
National Juneteenth Holiday Campaign
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF)
National Juneteenth Christian Leadership Council (NJCLC)
http://www.Juneteenth.us
http://www.19thofJune.com
http://www.njclc.com
http://www.JuneteenthJazz.com

By: adriana

adriana — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:10:48 +0000

Nice post. I know a bit about Juneteenth as well. Did you know that the alcohol companies market it in African-American communities much like they do 5 de Mayo?

I also agree w/ Yobachi that we need to build better black-Latino alliances and show those Latinos who take issue with building such an alliance why it could be successful.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:46:10 +0000

Excellent post, XP! Hope you had a wonderful Juneteenth and enjoyed the parade.

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By: Yobachi

Yobachi — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:29:31 +0000

Great post, and nice blog. I diffenitely
like the quotes in the two top corners.

I’m also glad to see when Hispanic people
acknowledge their African roots, as it seems
to be some sort of shame for most people
to want to acknowledge that.

It would be nice if a Black/Hispanic alliance
could be forged throughout the Americas.

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By: XicanoPwr

XicanoPwr — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 01:54:20 +0000

Happy Juneteenth amiga!

By: Carmen D.

Carmen D. — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:45:22 +0000

I had a swig of Barritos Strawberry Soda in celebration of the day! Happy Juneteenth.

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