What You Know About Juneteenth?

Many of the fine members of the Afrospear and Afrosphere are blogging to raise the awareness of the Juneteenth celebration. I must admit, I;m not much of a celebration kind of guy. I don't celebrate any holidays, even though I make each and every cookout, as anything other than a convenient day to reconnect with family and friends. I have my reasons. However, my compatriots are to be lauded for their efforts to offer education a sorely mis-educated society.

Please do these blogger the honor of visiting their sites and reading about Juneteenth. The clip is from what appears to be the official Juneteenth website.

From Dallas South Blog
http://dallassouthblog.com/2008/06/17/why-part-two-why-i-celebrate-juneteenth/

From Eddie Griffin (BASG)
http://eddiegriffinbasg.blogspot.com/2008/06/why-i-remember-juneteenth.html

From Purple Zoe at UltravioletUnderground.com
http://purplezoe.blogspot.com/2008/06/remember-juneteenth.html

From Fort Wayne African American Independent Woman
http://dowdellresearch.blogspot.com/2008/06/juneteenth-celebration-emancipation.html

From There...Already
http://therealready.blogspot.com/2008/06/163-years-ago-today-commemorating.html

From What Tami Said
http://whattamisaid.blogspot.com/2008/06/my-black-history-what-was-william.html

From Electronic Village
http://electronicvillage.blogspot.com/2007/05/what-is-juneteenth.html

From Slant Truth
http://slanttruth.com/2008/06/19/happy-juneteenth/

If I happened to miss anyone who has a Juneteenth post, please let us know and we'll bless and publicize your efforts as well.

clipped from www.juneteenth.com © 1996 JUNETEENTH.com Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19th as the African American Emancipation Day has spread across the United States and beyond. Today Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom and emphasizes education and achievement. It is a day, a week, and in some areas a month marked with celebrations, guest speakers, picnics and family gatherings.