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.
Almost as soon as Trump saw the DOJ Anti-weaponization slush fund get shut down indefinitely he decided to weaponize the DOJ against Gavin Newsom. This shit is crazy lmao.
@yinyang_yo_ There was another famous political figure whose solution to a problem was relocating a bunch of “undesirable” people to camps far away from the public view. Hard not to draw parallels between both of their plans.