06/18/2021
A message from our very own, Whitney Gregory-Neely:
Good Morning!
Happy Juneteenth EVE!!!!!!!!
It is an absolute honor to recognize Juneteenth!
What is Juneteenth?
a holiday celebrated on 19 June to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. (AFRICAN AMERICANS). The holiday was first celebrated in Texas, where on that date in 1865, in the aftermath of the Civil War, slaves were declared free under the terms of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation.
What Juneteenth represents ? Juneteenth gets its name from combining "June" and "nineteenth," the day that Gen. Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, bearing a message of freedom for the slaves there.
“I personally remember when the day Juneteenth was taught in school. I was in the 12th grade and a substitute teacher was going over the Emancipation Proclamation and went into a spill on why we should celebrate Juneteenth as well. Thankfully, my parents had taught us what Juneteenth was at home. Juneteenth was not taught at my school. Juneteenth is a big deal for the African American Culture, and we should acknowledge it.”
Ways to Celebrate
1. Learn the Full History
2. Celebrate wear Red, Black, Yellow, Green, or Orange. It’s a celebration of Freedom!
3. SERVE- help in your Community!!! Find a nonprofit and get your hands dirty!
4. Support Black Owned Business. York County is full of black owned business! Some of your coworkers and families have! Food, clothing, jewelry, etc..
5. Acknowledge!!!!! Spread the WORD! Make it personal! Enhance the full meaning! Honor intersectionality!
6. Donate to supportive organizations around your community. A great one to support is Boys and Girls Club of York County!!
7. Attend Juneteenth celebrations Events!
8. Enjoy some MUSIC- Music is healing! Music is LOVE! Some of my Favorites are below!
https://youtu.be/uyGY2NfYpeE https://youtu.be/Lrle0x_DHBM https://youtu.be/uY3vgBzgYn4 https://youtu.be/vdB-8eLEW8g
Lastly, I am proud to be in the Novant Health, Inc. African American BRG (Business Resource Group)! They have BRG’s for everyone, every culture! It is my duty to diversify this office! I want to learn about each culture and I want to teach about mine! We’re all in this together the more you know the more you GROW Remarkably ! Juneteenth is not just Black history, it is American history!
Happy Juneteenth, because…. FREEDOM!
