LaTasha Johnson's 9-year-old son King, drowned on Monday his first day at the RVA Swim camp in Richmond, and she's received no answers or even condolences for what happened. She's asking for community support to get justice for her child, whose organs she donated to help others.
Mrs. Opal Lee also known as The Grandmother of Juneteenth … born 1926 in Marshall, TX.
She is the reason that Juneteenth became a federally recognized holiday.
On June 19, 1865, African American communities in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of their freedom from slavery — two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation took effect.
For 161 years, Juneteenth has been a day of remembrance for the freedom that was delayed. It is also a celebration of the joy and resilience that flourished despite that delay.
The contributions of African Americans, whose struggle for freedom shaped our nation, are immeasurable. Yet too many Black families continue to bear the brunt of an affordability crisis that has pushed them out of the neighborhoods and communities they've built.
True freedom has a tangible impact on daily life: the ability to afford housing, earn a living wage, put food on the table, support a family, and create a future for generations to come.
As we celebrate today, we must recommit ourselves to ensuring this freedom is fully realized.
Happy Juneteenth, New York City.
Walmart is a company valued at ONE TRILLION DOLLARS and some overzealous ass manager in Senatobia called the cops over a pack of diapers worth what, $25, $30? And they were paid for? Now a baby is dead. Calling the cops is a death sentence and they know this.
The heavy propaganda of “America being great” during the World Cup while police have killed a black woman’s dog and murderded a 1 year old black baby not sitting right with me. Idk
The island of Puerto Rico is experiencing a water crisis. Nearly 100,000 people have had water services disrupted. Puerto Rico’s water outages are not caused by a lack of water. They are the result of decades of colonial neglect by the richest country on Earth.
Thank you to the thousands of City workers who kept New York running throughout the Knicks’ Finals run as well last night after yesterday’s celebrations.
To the members of the NYPD, FDNY, EMS, DSNY, DOT, and every City worker who showed up, did their job, and helped keep New Yorkers safe: I cannot thank you enough. Whether you were responding to emergencies, staffing events, directing traffic, cleaning our streets, or working behind the scenes in ways most people never see, your dedication made this historic moment possible for millions of New Yorkers.
By the time many of us woke up this morning, the city was ready for another day because of your work. I join millions of your fellow New Yorkers in saying thank you.
NYC, we gotta keep outside summer going. Use all our new Knicks projectors to play World Cup matches on a random Tuesday. Have Spike Lee movie marathons on the side of your building.
$20 cocktails and bar snacks: OUT. Bodega beers and bags of chips: IN