Happy Juneteenth!
What is Juneteenth?
Although the Emancipation Proclamation officially took effect on January 1, 1863, freedom did not immediately come for all enslaved people because Confederate-controlled states refused to implement it. Freedom finally came nationally on June 19, 1865, when some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas. The army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved people in the state were free by executive decree. This day came to be known as “Juneteenth” by the newly freed people in Texas.
Celebrate by supporting Black Designers and The Black Community at Large!
US:
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
- Center for Policing Equity
- Equal Justice Initiative
- Southern Poverty Law Center
Canada
UK
- Stand Up to Racism
- Stephen Lawrence – Charitable Trust
- Sari Web – Stand Against Racism & Inequality
- The Red Card
Australia
- Bridging the Gap: Foundation for Indigenous health and education
- North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency
- National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Alliance
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