Juneteenth and the Path Toward Justice

Celebrating progress, fighting for justice

In my family’s history, in the history of Black Americans, I hear the echoes of fights for justice we grapple with today as we celebrate Juneteenth by APRIL SIMS (June 19, 2025) – For my grandfather, democracy was a celebration and Election Day was an occasion. Many of us think of voting as a duty, […] The post Celebrating progress, fighting for justice appeared first on The STAND.

Juneteenth and the Fight for Justice in Selma and Beyond

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Juneteenth and the Path Toward Justice

Click to expand Image Pastor Robert Turner walks near the National Museum of African American History and Culture as part of his monthly walk from Baltimore to Washington to raise awareness of reparations on April 16, 2025, in Washington, DC. © 2025 AP Photo/Nathan Howard Juneteenth, celebrated annually in the United States on June 19, commemorates the liberation of enslaved Black people. It marks the day in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in G…