“WHAT I LOVE ABOUT JUNETEENTH IS THAT EVEN IN THAT EXTENDED WAIT, WE STILL FIND SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE. EVEN THOUGH THE STORY HAS NEVER BEEN TIDY, AND BLACK FOLKS HAVE HAD TO MARCH AND FIGHT FOR EVERY INCH OF OUR FREEDOM, OUR STORY IS NONETHELESS ONE OF PROGRESS.
~Michelle Obama
"TODAY JUNETEENTH, THE DAY WE CELEBRATE THE END OF SLAVERY, THE DAY WE MEMORALIZE THOSE WHO OFFERED US HOPE FOR THE FUTURE AND THE DAY WHEN WE
RENEW OUR COMMITMENT TO THE STRUGGLE FOR FREEDOM".
~Angela Davis
"JUNETEENTH, FREEDOM DAY, IS ABOUT SETTING OUR MINDS FREE FROM THOUGHTS AND THINGS THAT HOLD US BACK FROM BECOMING SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE....LET US EMBRACE THE DIFFERENCE IN COLORS OF OUR SKINS AND CELEBRATE OUR DIFFERENCES WITH RESPECT AND HAPPINESS". ~ Anonymous ~
“JUNETEENTH MAY MARK JUST ONE MOMENT IN THE STRUGGLE FOR EMANCIPATION, BUT THE HOLIDAY GIVES US AN OCCASION TO REFLECT ON THE PROFOUNDS CONTRIBTIONS OF ENSLAVED BLACK AMERICANS TO THE CAUSE OF HUMAN FREEDOM. IT GIVES US ANOTHER WAY TO RECOGNIZE THE CENTRAL PLACE OF SLAVERY AND ITS DEMISE IN OUR NATIONAL STORY." ~ Jamelle Bouie
"WOMEN WHO FOUGHT AND SACRIFICED SO MUCH FOR EQUALITY AND LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL, INCLUDING THE BLACK WOMEN WHO ARE OFTEN, TOO OFTEN OVERLOOKED, BUT SO OFTEN PROVE THEY ARE THE BACKBONE OF OUR DEMOCRACY. ~Kamala Harris
"WON'T IT BE WONDERFUL WHEN BLACK HISTORY AND NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY
AND JEWISH HISTORY AND ALL OF THE U.S. HISTORY IS TAUGHT FROM ONE BOOK.
JUST U.S. HISTORY". ~ Maya Angelou
“THERE ARE STILL MANY CAUSES WORTH SACRIFICING FOR, SO MUCH HISTORY YET TO BE MADE." ~ Michelle Obama
LIFE IS LIKE RIDING A BYCYCLE ..... TO KEEP YOUR BALANCE, YOU MUST KEEP MOVING.
~Anonymous~
“EVERY YEAR WE MUST REMIND SUCCESSIVE GENERATIONS THAT THIS EVENT TRIGGERED A SERIES OF EVENTS THAT ONE BY ONE DEFINES THE CHALLENGES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF SUCCESSIVE GENERATIONS. THAT'S WHY WE NEED THIS HOLIDAY." ~ Al Edwards
"THE BEST AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIGHT RACISM IS WITH SOLIDARITY....LET US PUT AN END TO ALL THE DISCRIMINATION BY STANDING TALL AGAINST THE DIFFERENCE CREATED BY WEAK MINDS." ~Anonymous ~
“WHETHER IT'S FREEDOM TO EXPRESS, FREEDOM TO LIVE, FREEDOM TO EARN, FREEDOM TO THRIVE, FREEDOM TO LEARN, WHATEVER IT IS, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M A PART OF THESE SPACES AND OPENING DOORS."
~ Angela Rye
“IF THE CRUELITIES OF SLAVERY COULD NOT STOP US, THE OPPOSITION WE NOW FACE WILL SURELY FAIL. BECAUSE THE GOAL OF AMERICA IS FREEDOM, ABUSED AND SCORNED THO' WE MAY BE, OUR DESTINY IS TIED WITH AMERICA'S DESTINY." ~MLK
WHEN WRITING THE STORY OF YOUR LIFE, DON'T LET ANYONE HOLD THE PEN.
~ Anonymous~
HAVE A GOOD DAY AND TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO ENJOY THE VIEW.
~ TV Show - The View