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The Green Party National Black Caucus honors the legacy and collective power of the community and has been building up to today's celebration of Juneteenth (June 19).

Juneteenth recognizes the time when freed slaves in Texas were finally aware of their freedom and the end of the “Civil War”. That day came nearly two and one half years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

This day is celebrated with pride and symbolizes the strength of community, unity of spirit, and resistance of a people who would be free. In 2020, in the aftermath of centuries of slavery and its legacy of institutionalized racism that has gripped our nation and the world, we boldly protest and demand the end of systemic demonization and disenfranchisement of Black Lives.

Join us tonight on the National Black Caucus Facebook Page at 8:45pm ET for a Remembrance and Celebration Ceremony Livestream. We will take a moment to pause and reflect on the sacrifices of our elders and ancestors and the lives lost in the struggle for full equality and equity in the United States.

Then at 9pm we will be joined by Brandon Anderson, founder and president of Raheem, an independent service for reporting police conduct in the U.S.

Our Juneteenth broadcasts will continue through the weekend, including Saturday night's essential discussion on "The Financial Impact on Black and Brown Americans after COVID-19." See our Juneteenth schedule for details.

We also encourage you to check out and widely share the Video on Demand of our broadcasts from earlier this week:

• Our Fireside Chats with Howie Hawkins and Angela Walker and Dario Hunter and Darlene Elias, two teams of running-mates seeking the 2020 Green Party nominations for President and Vice President at the July 11 Presidential Nominating Convention
• An interview with candidate Lisa Savage, officially endorsed by the Maine Green Independent Party, who is running for U.S. Senate in a Ranked Choice Voting election
• A discussion on The Power and Limitations of Story & Narrative for Healing and Transformation with special guest Marquez Rhyne
• The Movement for Reparations for African Americans with Green Party National Co-Chair Trahern Crews, who is also a Black Lives Matter organizer in Minneapolis-Saint Paul on the front lines of that community's response to the police murder of George Floyd

Connect with the Black Caucus on our Facebook Page or send us an email.

Witnessing Juneteenth receive more recognition in the media and in our society this year has been encouraging. Symbolic recognition of Juneteenth as a holiday carries real weight. But the real meaning of Juneteenth is about continuing the work of dismantling the systemic, violent and material oppression of people under white supremacy, colonialism and capitalism.

Support the Green Party with your contribution today so we can win that fight.

Peace,
Darryl! Moch and Robin Harris
Co-Chairs, National Black Caucus
Green Party of the United States
http://www.gp.org/

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