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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

Today, we honor the anniversary of the end of slavery in the United States and the invitation of freedom to all Americans. #FreedomDay Learn more about the significance of Juneteenth https://buff.ly/3MThhq6

This #Juneteenth, we commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, honoring the strength of those who helped to secure liberty, freedom, and justice for all — and supporting those who continue to work toward those same ideals today. How are you commemorating Juneteenth? Share your stories and traditions in the comments! 💫

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.

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

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

Juneteenth is the oldest-known holiday recognizing the end of slavery in the United States. It is also sometimes called “Freedom Day,” “Juneteenth Independence Day,” or “Emancipation Day,” and was established as a Federal holiday in 2021. Learn more about Juneteenth at https://lnkd.in/gqvPZFF. #Juneteenth

AMERICAN SLAVES, INC. RENAISSANDE PLAN... The proposal that I have prepared is speculative but, because I've seen and been involved in numerous business deals like this on a smaller scale and none fail if operated properly, the proposal is basically sound, can be easily applied and then readily duplicated on a larger scale, Right now, we are just trying to get our foot in the door of America's business arena. To show the feasibility of the proposal, the figures are intentionally low and are tax-deductible. To show the practicality of the theory, plus the ease in which the strategy could be carried out, I rounded the numbers off to $1,200.000, which would be sufficient for the first year of operation. The projections and financial statement are constructed from 50 plus years of Dr. Shelton dabbling in all kinds of businesses and analyzing descendants of American slaves' slow progress in industry in relation to the swift advancement of other ethnic groups that have immigrated to America since slavery. If we work together, black and white, the AMERICAN SLAVES, INC. RENAISSANCE PLAN will work and slavery will be rectified. There would be no more confrontations over reparations for slavery. To Learn More Read: American Slaves Family Reunion www.Slaves-USA.com

The "Rankins" have had a varied service history, originating in Europe and then migrating with a somewhat controversial narrative of its day. It transcended dissent of the age, from Ohio through PA, WV, and KY, and converted viewpoints until the unpopular narratives became acceptable, to the degree that liberty and equality became adoptable perspectives. Because of them, and our ancestor's dedication, we do not suffer as much for expressed truths. Remember that abiding by a truth in which YOU believe may not make you accepted by many, but it can plant the seeds that empower an enduring needed precept that goes far beyond the populism of the time. It is not for us to empower our standing with the acceptance of power-wielding idealogues but to enrich the world with an embraced truth that, when freed, will empower others. Identify the truths in which you stand, invest in them, and dedicate your mind, body, and spirit to them. If one person or a nation needs to hear it, preach, practice, and spread the truth through whatever occupation you pursue. It may be that self-actualization results, but the truth that touches others will outlive us and our comprehension of its historical progeny. Remember those who struggled for liberty, for US all, and revealed the injustices we must vigilantly defend against. From that, we should NOT divide ourselves, but unite. Find that truth, study it and invest faith and effort... then unleash it, and all its good upon the world. Just a truth https://lnkd.in/gYhXAH6b

Coming Soon Defeating Slavery by Nancy Spannaus Defeating Slavery takes on two of today’s prevalent assertions about slavery. First, I challenge the current popular insistence that the commitment to slavery was integral to American identity. I document the depth and pre-eminence of the American anti-slavery movement, starting in the 18th century and growing to a peak during the Revolutionary era. The fight against slavery by persons of all races was integral to our Revolution, and never died. Second, I counter the idea that the extraordinary economic progress of the United States was based on the wealth allegedly created by the slave economy. As the advocates of Hamilton’s economic system insisted, our prosperity depended upon freeing ourselves from economic colonialism. The advances in our economy occurred despite the continuation of chattel slavery, which was a source of backwardness and impoverishment.