Juneteenth

2022 - 6 - 13

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Image courtesy of "City of Upper Arlington"

Juneteenth Recognition Program – City of Upper Arlington (City of Upper Arlington)

Juneteenth is an annual holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the US. Juneteenth was first recognized and celebrated on ...

Juneteenth is celebrated with red, black, and green – the colors of the Pan-African flag. Recognition of Juneteenth also represents a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, and support of the Black community. The holiday has since received its name by combining June and 19, it is also referred to as Liberation Day, Black Independence Day, and Freedom Day.

Burlington to hold 2nd Annual Juneteenth Celebration, June 17-19 ... (Vermont Biz)

Vermont Business Magazine The Burlington Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Office will be hosting its second annual Juneteenth celebration from June ...

Not just on Juneteenth but every day in Burlington we will continue to celebrate Black Liberation. So welcome to the second annual Juneteenth celebration, and join us in this love story.” Mayor Miro Weinberger shares “I am delighted Burlington was able to hold our first annual Juneteenth celebration last year. Vermont Business Magazine The Burlington Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Office will be hosting its second annual Juneteenth celebration from June 17th to 19th.

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Image courtesy of "The New Yorker"

Elizabeth Colomba's “157 Years of Juneteenth” (The New Yorker)

The artist discusses Harlem and the necessity of painting Black bodies into historically white spaces.

I think of this labor as a way of honoring my ancestors and the way they ground away. A portrait was and is an acknowledgment of your importance and of your active participation in building a history, a country, and a past. Watercolor is a challenging medium, and the larger one goes the trickier it gets. The paintings of Vermeer, Velázquez, Caravaggio, and Sargent mesmerize me. “In that regard,” Cobb added, “Juneteenth exists as a counterpoint to the Fourth of July; the latter heralds the arrival of American ideals, the former stresses just how hard it has been to live up to them.” We talked to the artist Elizabeth Colomba about what inspired her first cover for the magazine. Sunday, June 19th, will mark a hundred and fifty-seven years since the U.S. Army General Gordon Granger announced to the people of Galveston, Texas, that slavery was over.

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