June 17, 2021, President Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, creating the first national holiday since Martin Luther King Day in 1983. While the Emancipation Proclamation was issued on January 1, 1863, enslaved Africans in Texas continue to labor until June 18, 1865, when the news reached Galveston Island, Texas. Prior to the national holiday last year, Juneteenth had been adopted by Black people across the country as a celebration of freedom. These celebrations range in style and type, size, and form, but one thing is certain: Black joy is on full display.
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Juneteenth: Celebrating Our Freedom, Honoring Black Men
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June 8, 2022
Gina Paige

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