Honoring Juneteenth with a great article from Common Future
Great article published by Common Future on the origins of Juneeteenth. The article ends with some practical examples of ways in which they are working on closing the welath gap.
We like the last sentence "We honor Juneteenth, and the celebration of emancipation by building an economy where everyone has power, choice, and ownership. "
Today, we celebrate Juneteenth. Marking the day in 1865 when enslaved African-Americans in Galveston, Texas were told they were free, this day was not federally recognized until 2021. Much has been written regarding who Juneteenth is for and the sudden commercialization of it, but we wanted to spend time going back to the origins of this day, and explore how the legacy of slavery fuels the very work we do at Common Future....
