This year marks the fourth anniversary since Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021. Celebrate with The National Museum of African American History and Culture: nmaahc.si.edu/Juneteenth

— Pearl Jam (@pearljam.com) 2025-06-19T15:34:38.500Z

White people jumping on Juneteenth post screaming at Black people celebrating the end of this is nasty work. That’s where we’re at today. 😒I’ll be treating them accordingly.

White people jumping on Juneteenth post screaming at Black people celebrating the end of this is nasty work. That’s where we’re at today. 😒I’ll be treating them accordingly.

— (@icookfood2023.bsky.social) 2025-06-19T15:31:02.126Z

WE aren't free until ALL of us are free. Happy Juneteenth!!! and as always, much love to Opal Lee. Praying for a swift recovery 🫶🏽
#Juneteenth

WE aren't free until ALL of us are free. Happy Juneteenth!!! and as always, much love to Opal Lee. Praying for a swift recovery 🫶🏽
#Juneteenth

— Harry Dunn (@libradunn1.bsky.social) 2025-06-19T15:56:45.471Z

Mrs Opal Lee, the grandmother of Juneteenth, deserves as much praise for today as the holiday itself.

Turning 99 later this year in October, she successfully launched the campaign to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.

She was also given the Presidential Medal of Freedom last year

Mrs Opal Lee, the grandmother of Juneteenth, deserves as much praise for today as the holiday itself.

Turning 99 later this year in October, she successfully launched the campaign to make Juneteenth a federal holiday.

She was also given the Presidential Medal of Freedom last year

— Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle (@dytsras.bsky.social) 2025-06-19T16:10:50.488Z

don’t refer to Juneteenth as the “Black 4th of July.”

never forget the true importance of this day.

🧵 below:

— clover 🌸 (@girlofthecosmos.bsky.social) 2025-06-19T16:00:33.547Z

on January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued The Emancipation Proclamation; establishing that all enslaved people in Confederate states in rebellion against the union be freed from chattel slavery.

— clover 🌸 (@girlofthecosmos.bsky.social) 2025-06-19T16:00:33.548Z

The proclamation however didn’t free any slaves. It only applied to places under Confederate control and not to slave-holding border states or rebel areas already under Union control. Freedom took two more years.

— clover 🌸 (@girlofthecosmos.bsky.social) 2025-06-19T16:00:33.549Z

The newly freed celebrated but some enslavers didn’t share the news & withheld the information until after harvest season. Later that year in December, the 13th Amendment was ratified; officially abolishing chattel slavery.

— clover 🌸 (@girlofthecosmos.bsky.social) 2025-06-19T16:00:33.550Z

Black Texans were the ones who spearheaded the liberation of all Black people in America when the final 250,000 were finally notified of their freedom from chattel slavery on June 19th.

— clover 🌸 (@girlofthecosmos.bsky.social) 2025-06-19T16:00:33.551Z

Chattel slavery ended that day in 1865 but systemic slavery and racism is very much alive and imbedded within the very fiber of this entire country and in all its institutions. Oppressive laws and policies should not be regarded as “freedom.”

— clover 🌸 (@girlofthecosmos.bsky.social) 2025-06-19T16:00:33.552Z

Today should be in remembrance to those in Texas and far beyond who didn’t make it to June 19th, recognize their pain and honoring their memories. Don’t let corporate greed water down what this day actually means or turn it into something that it’s not.

— clover 🌸 (@girlofthecosmos.bsky.social) 2025-06-19T16:00:33.553Z

— Blue Oleta (@blue-oleta.bsky.social) 2025-06-19T17:12:50.294Z

The observance of Juneteenth calls us to recommit ourselves to the work of equity, equality, and justice.

Each June 19, and especially today in Minnesota, we are reminded of our incredible capacity to heal, hope, and emerge from our darkest moments with purpose and resolve.

The observance of Juneteenth calls us to recommit ourselves to the work of equity, equality, and justice.

Each June 19, and especially today in Minnesota, we are reminded of our incredible capacity to heal, hope, and emerge from our darkest moments with purpose and resolve.

— Governor Tim Walz (@governorwalz.mn.gov) 2025-06-19T17:14:57.466Z

A helpful reading guide to expand your TBR – and your imagination – this #Juneteenth and beyond!

— We Need Diverse Books (@weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social) 2025-06-19T15:09:34.288Z

6 Nonfiction Books on African-American History

— We Need Diverse Books (@weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social) 2025-06-19T15:09:34.289Z

6 African-American Historical Fiction Books

— We Need Diverse Books (@weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social) 2025-06-19T15:09:34.290Z

6 Books Written by Black Memoirists

— We Need Diverse Books (@weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social) 2025-06-19T15:09:34.291Z

6 Essay Collections written by Black Authors

— We Need Diverse Books (@weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social) 2025-06-19T15:09:34.292Z

6 Sci-Fi & Fantasy Books that Celebrate Black Imagination and Afro-Futurism

— We Need Diverse Books (@weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social) 2025-06-19T15:09:34.293Z

6 Picture Books Sharing the History of Juneteenth for Families & Children

— We Need Diverse Books (@weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social) 2025-06-19T15:09:34.294Z

6 Cookbooks that Celebrate African-American Cuisine

— We Need Diverse Books (@weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social) 2025-06-19T15:09:34.295Z

Wishing everyone a safe and happy #Junteenth!

— We Need Diverse Books (@weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social) 2025-06-19T15:09:34.296Z

— Blue Oleta (@blue-oleta.bsky.social) 2025-06-20T06:33:43.901Z

(snip) Terrell, a tall fighter with a fine left jab, truly felt he would beat the man he continued to call Cassius Clay, Ali’s “slave” name.

(snip) Terrell, like every other heavyweight of the day, had nowhere near enough speed to be able to deal with Ali. But Ali wasn’t content with merely out-classing Ernie; he wanted to humiliate him for the name slur. Ali dropped his hands and left them dangling at his sides for long periods, and he also lashed out with stinging blows. At other times, while literally daring Terrell to hit him, Ali bellowed out “What’s my name?

https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/55-years-ago-ali-shows-no-mercy-in-the-whats-my-name-fight/212241

Happy Juneteenth

— Blue Oleta (@blue-oleta.bsky.social) 2025-06-21T05:14:19.630Z