Templates
Richard Wright - We Black folk, our history, and our present being, are a mirror of all the manifold experiences of America.
Nelson Mandela - No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion.
Malcom X - You can’t separate peace from freedom, because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom.
Richard Wright - What we want, what we represent, what we endure is what America is. If we black folk perish, America will perish.
Sikemi Okunrinboye - Emancipation was as a result of dedication, hard work, speaking up, and speaking out.
Kamala Harris - Women who fought and sacrificed so much for equality and liberty and justice for all, including Black women who are often, too often overlooked, but so often prove they are the backbon
Gwen Carr - We are going to get out here, I am going to get out here and get something done. We have to wake up America. We have to make America uncomfortable like we’ve been uncomfortable for 400 yea
Bethel Kyeza - Juneteenth allows us to remember how far Black people have progressed since and it is a reminder of the strength we have within us.
George Washington - I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery.
Tatiana Glover - Juneteenth has become a newly but proudly embraced commemoration in my family and we have been exploring the ways in which we want to experience and culturally embrace the date.
Howard Thurman - Do not be silent; there is no limit to the power that may be released through you.
Tatiana Glover - Juneteenth is another moment for me and my loved ones to build an archive of truth and experience of Black folks.
Al Edwards - Every year we must remind successive generations that this event triggered a series of events that one by one defines the challenges and responsibilities of successive generations. That’s
O’brian Rosario - Juneteenth also embodies the resilience of Black people. Even in the face of a broken system, we choose to find joy in resistance and celebrate in community.
Pharrell Williams - The day we were free—everyone was free. Why not make it a paid holiday? We deserve that…We want a day that is inclusive to everyone.
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