Join #GracelightCommunityHealth in celebrating #Juneteenth! On this day, we honor the ending of slavery in America on June 19, 1865. Have a wonderful and celebratory day!
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Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) are disproportionately represented in human trafficking statistics. Here are some statistics that show the racial disparities in trafficking: Black youth Black children are more likely to be arrested for juvenile prostitution (child sexual abuse) than other racial groups, making up 53% of all arrests. Black girls are also more likely to be trafficked at a younger age. For example, in King County, Washington, 52% of child sex trafficking victims are Black, even though Black children and adults only make up 7% of the population. Black women According to a two-year review of suspected human trafficking incidents, 40% of sex trafficking victims were Black women. In Cook County, Illinois, 66% of sex trafficking victims between 2012-2016 were Black women. In Nebraska, 50% of people sold online for sex are Black, even though Black people only make up 5% of the population. The National Human Trafficking Hotline also reports that Latinos are disproportionately represented among human trafficking victims and survivors. The sources of these statistics are The Polaris Project, The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, and Rights4Girls. #juneteenth #bipoc #survivorleaders
June 19, 1865—Juneteenth—is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. As we celebrate and remember this day, we also recognize the reality that there are still millions of people around the world who are experiencing modern slavery. HTI celebrates this day while holding on to tangible hope, knowing that we can make a difference. #Juneteenth #June19 #EndModernSlavery #StopTraffickers
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LEA's LEAven blog, The Value of Lutheran Education by Denise Rice, talks about the importance of hearing the Gospel message and learning the Christian faith. You can read it at https://lnkd.in/epK8-Zg3 #lea #LEAven #deniserice
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Today we celebrate Juneteenth, commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Learn more about this important day and its significance for our country! #Juneteenth #Independence #Freedom https://hubs.ly/Q02BJGSL0
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There has been a pattern of delayed justice when it comes to slavery and racism in the US. Juneteenth marks the day that the slaves in Texas finally became free — a whole 2 and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. And it just became a federal holiday in 2021. We can't even begin to untangle the complex trauma and damage that the fingerprints of slavery have imprinted on our country, still plainly visible today. But we can honor the sacrifices of those who helped end slavery, celebrate the progress that has been made, interrogate the innate privilege so many of us know all our lives, and make an effort to heal wounds. Celebrate Juneteenth. Celebrate freedom. Celebrate progress. And never stop demanding positive change and real equity.
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Our Story Started Before Slavery #OurStory #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistoryMonth2024
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1 Corinthians 9, part 1 - Caring for Your Clergy The Scriptures give direction about providing for those whose full-time work is Gospel ministry. How should we care for pastors and missionaries?
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American slaves can pretend we are African Americans, but descendants of American slaves can't "go back to Africa." American slaves were never in Africa. While the warm bodies that were captured and forced to carry the seeds that gave American slaves' their start in the human race may well have come from Africa, we must keep in mind that those captured African seeds were mixed with other culture's seeds even before they arrived in America. When multi-hued, multicultural seeds were sold to slave breeders, they were no longer African seeds When America purchased those seeds, the seeds belonged to America. When multi-hued, multicultural seeds were planted into the belly of America, they couldn't reproduce Africans, because they were no longer African seeds. Those seeds belonged to the captors to do with at they chose. In this case, America chose to breed slaves. It is the same as when America "captured" the land from the Indians. After the land that is now called America was captured, it no longer belonged to Native Americans. the land belonged to white America. To Learn More Read: 400 Years Of Slavery www.Slaves-USA.com
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Here’s to a jubilant #Juneteenth! Carolina Jews for Justice is proud to celebrate this national holiday of emancipation. As we gather to share good food and good cheer, let’s take a moment to remember that the liberation project is still yet unfinished. Juneteenth, in fact, commemorates a story of liberty withheld and freedom delayed. There will always be forces working against justice — including apathy and ignorance. Which is why the work for social and racial justice must continue! Today, as we celebrate freedom from chattel slavery, we want to hold up the righteous fight for reparations being waged in North Carolina communities — from Asheville and High Point to Raleigh and Wilmington. “Juneteenth, more than anything, commemorates the potential of freedom. … The work of liberation for black Americans is still in progress. This work is not something that can be done alone. The Jewish community must be involved, not simply because it is the right thing to do, but because our very future is bound up in it too. It is time for the Jewish community to stand next to the black Jews in our midst, and shoulder-to-shoulder with the broader black community. Let the Jewish community take cues from black leaders who ask them to reckon with hard truths — truths like the fact that the wealth of America was built on the back of African slaves from whom our black community is largely descended. Truths like the fact that many Jews in pre-Civil War America were silent on slavery, and some did, in fact, own slaves. Truths like, while many in our Jewish community have been able to access reparations for our communal tragedy of the Holocaust, black Americans continue to fight for theirs.” #socialjustice #racialjustice #reparations
Opinion | Why Juneteenth - Which Marks The End Of Slavery - Should Be A Jewish Holiday
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#LetTheTruthBeTold ... In this episode, we share a short video by digital creator, @LilyBell-Beneaththecrust2023 who has provided some profound food for thought in her short video about saggin. While I give a short perspective, LilyBell has laid out some invaluable thought provoking questions that we certainly can and should reflect upon. When we get to the root cause of what's going on within the Black community, we need to start defining solutions to elevate us to a higher level of consciousness, so that we can unify and build together. This is the key to our legacy and building generational wealth and building strong family and community relationships. ... #saggingpants ... #saggin ... #blackchurch ... #blackschools ... #Powernomics ... #blackcommunity ... #B1 ... #politics ...#blackfamily ... #blackchildren ... #blackexcellence ... #blackbusiness ... #slavery ... #legacy ... #generationalwealth ... #LouiseHicks ... #Aimed2Purpose
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Juneteenth ended slavery? Wrong. Look beyond this myth, and several other very common misconceptions or misundertandings about Juneteenth. Then consider the three calls to action in this video as you decide how to honor Juneteenth this week. #InclusionGuide #Juneteenth #UnapologeticallyInclusive
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