 This Juneteenth marks 159 years since the news of the Emancipation Proclamation, which ended slavery in the United States, reached the last group of enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas. Today, I’m thinking about how far our fight for Black freedom and equality has come – and how much work we still have to do. Until equality, equity, and safety are guaranteed for all, we can’t stop the important work of dismantling systems of oppression. It’s on all of us to create a more just, equitable world for the next generation. And it’s on us to elect leaders who will fight back against all of the current attacks on our freedoms. So today we celebrate how far we’ve come in our fight for justice and equality for all – and tomorrow we continue that fight. Thank you for taking a moment to reflect on Juneteenth with me. Janelle
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