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Here you will find web sites, articles, books and podcasts that explore the background, meaning and impact of Juneteenth.
Organizations
NAACP Juneteenth and taking action
Legal Defense Fund Juneteenth: how we celebrate
Teach for America Celebrate Juneteenth 2022
Black Past The growth of an African-American holiday
Society for Public Health Education What is Juneteenth and why is it so important?
Museums
National Museum of African American History and Culture Juneteenth senses of freedom
New York State Museum Juneteenth resources and information
Blogs
Library of Congress Juneteenth
Interviews
Library of Congress Remembering slavery
Media
1619 NYT Juneteenth podcast
CNN What the Juneteenth flag means
The Washington Post 5 myths about Juneteenth
Watch
New York Times Interactive Juneteenth celebration
Historian Dr. Shennette Garrett-Scott History of Juneteenth lecture
Senator Corey Booker and others The racial wealth gap
Michelle Alexander The new Jim Crow
Solomon Sir Jones Celebrating Juneteenth through film
The Root Why Juneteenth is important to America
Black-ish is a piercing Juneteenth musical
Listen
Celebrate Juneteenth!
Podcasts
Into America The black experience in America
Codeswitch Fearless conversations about race hosted by journalists of color
Louder Than A Riot Explores intersection between rise of hip hop and mass incarceration in America
Identity Politics Race, gender and muslims in America
Kinswomen Aims to bridge the gaps between women of color and white women
Still Processing Working out culture in the broadest sense
The Stoop Starting conversations about what it means to be black and how we talk about blackness in America and globally
Therapy for Black Girls All things mental health and personal development
Truth Be Told The friend you call after a long day
Read: Articles
Chef, author, musician Lazarus Lynch “This year I don’t feel like celebrating. Instead, I’m cooking barbecue in memory of Black lives lost.”
New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie Why Juneteenth Matters: It was Black Americans who delivered on Lincoln’s promise of “a new birth of freedom.”
Robert Hill Juneteenth should not be a federal holiday
Professor Mark Chambers, Stony Brook University Africana Studies and Department of History The meaning of Juneteenth as a national independence day
Read: Books
Freedom Facts and Firsts: 400 Years of the African American Civil Rights Experience by Jessie Carney Smith; Linda T. Wynn
New York Public Library Juneteenth reads for all ages
Chicago Public Library Celebrate Juneteenth with these books about the abolition of slavery
Food & Drink
Juneteenth Tea Cakes
Juneteenth celebratory foods
African-American chefs on importance of Juneteenth