Happy Juneteenth or Black People’s Liberation Day, June 19, 1865! Stay strong folks and be safe. Happy Birthday to the June Geminis and the Cancers. Fists up to the Youth who are leaders in this Movement for Racial Justice and their parents who raised them righteous. Don’t forget to keep the physical distancing, wear your masks, wash your hands often and keep your hands out of your face. For our brothers and sisters behind the wall in steel cages, we have not forgotten you.

 Congratulations Graduates
YouTube Original: Dear Class of 2020: A Virtual Graduation Event, 12 noon PT (3 PM ET) Sunday, June 7, 2020 opens with Lizzo and the New York Philharmonic performing ‘Pomp and Circumstance’ and remarks by Alicia Keys addressing graduates and their families with a heartfelt message that speaks to the current state of the world.  Mrs. Obama’s Reach Higher initiative will also host the first hour of the special which includes a welcome message from President and Mrs. Obama, and commencement addresses from Michelle Obama and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. President Obama will also address the graduates later in the program, marking the first time both President and Mrs. Obama  will appear on the same “stage” for commencement speeches.  Additional commencement speakers include: BTS, Lady Gaga, former Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, CEO of Google and Alphabet Sundar Pichai, former Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice, and Malala Yousafzai. It is going to be a full program.  Again, here is the link ___

Annual Global Libations & Prayers for African Ancestors of the Middle Passage

Global International Libations for African Ancestors of the Middle Passage are Sat., June 13, 2020, 8:30-11:30 AM PT in Facebook Live; Facebook.com/remembertheancestors For information visit: RemembertheAncestors.com

 

Protest in a Pandemic, A Covid 19 Response

Event: Black Lives Matter – Vehicular Hands Around Lake Merritt: An Elder Response June 5– Nov. 6, 2020

Where: Get in your car and join MAAFA SF Bay Area and Wanda’s Picks in a Vehicular Hands Around Lake Merritt, 1^st & 3^rd Fridays at 12 p.m. beginning Friday, June 5 & June 19 – Nov. 6.  Meet in your car, on the lake side, across the street from Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 2808 Lakeshore Ave, Oakland, CA 94610.

We need 1,247 cars to cover the 17,952 feet (3.4 miles). 

Who: Everyone, esp.: People 55+, People with Disabilities, People who are high risk

Honor and Celebrate Black Lives FIRST & THIRD Fridays, June 5 & June 19, July 3 & July 17-Nov. 6, 12 p.m. at Lake Merritt. Facebook.com/

To Prepare
Make signs with SIMPLE MESSAGING.  BE CREATIVE. IF you are directly impacted by police violence, list your names. Also list the names of Bay Area citizens & others killed by police. Police have killed 400 people to date.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/investigations/police-shootings-database/
Bay Area: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/tag/police-shootings/

Suggestions: “Prosecute Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J.A. Kueng and Tou Thao”; George Floyd, Aṣẹ; No Justice, No Peace; The Future Is Black;“8 MINS. 46 SECS”; BLACK MEN CAN’T BREATHE; CHECK YOUR RACISM; CHECK YOUR WHITENESS; I LOVE BEING BLACK; BLACKNESS IS NOT THE PROBLEM; ORGANIZE, ORGANIZE, ORGANIZE; BLACK LIVES MATTER; SAY IT LOUD: BLACK LIVES MATTER; SAY IT LOUD: I’M BLACK AND I’M PROUD!; STRUCTURAL RACISM IS REAL; REGISTER TO VOTE & VOTE; NO MORE POLICE STATE; FISTS UP FOR BLACK LIVES; BLACK PEOPLE COUNT: COMPLETE THE 2000 CENSUS, Breath with Me.

Put the name of organizations you are affiliated with on your car signs so bystanders can join the movement.  We will have a soundtrack. We will make one revolution starting at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, we will creep around the Lake slowing traffic (5 miles an hour).  For information call Ms. Sabir, 510-255-5579 or email: racewoman@gmail.com

This vehicular hands around Lake Merritt needs your commitment. Tell 20 friends and if you can’t come, send a substitute.

Goal: Link with other Covid-19-safe protests for Black Lives. We can share resources and want to let everyone know about the movement for Black Lives. What about organizing a “Standing Our Ground at the CA State Capitol” (6 feet away)? Let me know.

4^th Sunday, MAAFA Virtual Village Townhall

The next 4^th Sunday MAAFA Virtual Village Townhall is June 28, 5-7 PM PT in Zoom. It is a Black Space, that is, only African Diaspora identified persons are invited. For information and if you’d like to attend, visit Facebook.com/maafabayarea; maafasfbayarea.com@gmail.com or 510-255-5579 Host: MAAFASFBayArea.com (see blog link for details).

Sunday, May 24, the day before Africa Day, African Liberation Day (and Memorial Day), George Floyd was killed. Mama Earth is certainly speaking to us—distancing, sheltering in place—going within literally when we add a “curfew.”

At the MAAFA Virtual Townhall, we continued our conversations that day on ancestors, with Ava Square-LeVias, dir.” Sacred Space,” a film about the work of Queen Ifa Sade Hollins, founder, Earthlodge Center for Transformation in Los Angeles. Hollins says: “SACRED SPACE is not outside of ourselves. SACRED SPACE is within. It is a space that we hold in a place of reverence. SACRED SPACE comes from the inside out.”  Ava’s workshop was a continuation of April’s reflection on ancestor altars with focus on the “ancestor staff”. The presenter shared two of hers and one of the participants shared his with me later.

We had two smaller group sessions May 24, one where participants shared a song that made them smile or brought them joy; the second was a sharing of grounding practices. How do you commit to your body and stay present in it?

This second breakout followed acapella (with small percussion) musical meditation with Bisola Marignay. She performed McCoy Tyner’s “Contemplation ” (1967) arranged by Jean and Doug Carn (1973).

Māhealani Uchiyama, master teacher, scholar, taught us a hula calledʻAumākua in our closing workshop. The word”ʻaumākua” is the Hawaiian word for “ancestors.”  See  https://www.mahea.com/

Ann Marie Davis was prepared to share two poems: “Ourselves Walking” and “We Are the Universe,” but we ran out of time. Visit annmariedavis.com

We concluded with Ajuana Black’s “Keep Walkin’“, our theme for May 24. We find inspiration from African Ancestors who kept walking, so we can keep walking.

House Judiciary Hearing on Racial Profiling, Police Brutality

Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. ET, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing to examine the crisis of racial profiling, police brutality and lost trust between police departments and the communities they serve. Witnesses to be announced. Location: Congressional Auditorium, U.S. Capitol Visitors Center, Washington, D.C.   Livestream: The hearing will stream live here.

Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), Congressional Black Caucus Chair and House Judiciary Crime Subcommittee Chair released the following statement:

“Our nation needs Congress to act. This is our moral moment – we must look at legislation to address laws that shield police officers from ever being accountable. We must address the structural conflicts of interest.  We must create a database so that abusive law enforcement officers lose the privilege of being an officers anywhere, not just in a given precinct. For years, we have introduced legislation addressing police brutality. This hearing is our next step in implementing change to our system. ”

Film Review


“John Lewis: Good Trouble,” A film by Dawn Porter

96 minutes, 1.85, USA

Congressman John Robert Lewis is such a presence on the American landscape. He has lived long enough to have a perspective in his lived life few can match. From an early age he has been a person who is fearless when it comes to justice. However, unlike many heroes, Rep. Lewis would intentionally get in the way, his body sacrificed for rights many nations see as fundamental for all its citizens.

Lewis is the youngest child in a family that owned its own land in Troy, Alabama, at a time when Black people in the south sharecropped. Not skilled in cotton picking, Lewis’s siblings speak in a new film, “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” (2020) dir. Dawn Porter, of pulling their brother along on their sacks as they walked the rows of cotton.  Lewis says that he didn’t want to spend his life picking cotton and excelled in school. He’s says in the film that he had excellent teachers who taught him the value of reading every day.

“Good Trouble” is the story of a key strategist, John Lewis, in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s army. Rep. Lewis spoke at the first March on Washington, at that time in his early twenties. He also led the march across Pettis Bridge in Selma where he suffered a severe concussion. Bloody Sunday, as the day was afterward called, exposed to the country and world, the plight of African Americans. Lewis says, when he lost his fear that day, he was truly free.

Harvard scholar, Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. shares with Rep. Lewis the story when his great-grandfather registered to vote in 1857 before such rights were taken away, it wasn’t until Rep. Lewis’s generation that his family had its civil rights restored. Rep. Lewis replies, “I guess it’s in my DNA.”  This work which began officially at 15 years old continues now that the Congressman is 80. Lewis says proudly, “I got arrested 40 times, 5 times in Congress. I’ll probably get arrested again. When you see something that isn’t right—do something.”

If the catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement was the murder of Emmett Till, this young Black boy on Mrs. Rosa Parks’s mind when she refused to give up her seat a year later in Montgomery, then George Floyd’s horrific killing has set off the still simmering keg beneath unaddressed inequities and structural injustices, legal terrorism and historic violence against Black people. One cannot legislate love; however, if the laws are not enforced such injustices continue and continue and continue.

Figurative and literal fires are burning; however, it is a rage that produces lasting change that we need to focus on now. “Good Trouble” highlights Rep. Lewis as an intelligent strategist who despite disagreement with legislative opponents always maintains a level of decency and conscience (some people might say, they don’t deserve). Lewis was there when the Voting Rights Act was signed into law; he was also present when Supreme Court put the VRA on life support seven years ago.

There are many amazing moments in this remarkable well-crafted film, such as his campaign support for Georgia Representative Stacey Abrams in her run for the governor seat and interviews with Elijah Cummings (D-MD) (to whom the film is dedicated) and Civil Rights Movement giant, Congressmen James Clyburn (D-SC).

Newly inaugurated Congresspersons in 2019 who speak about Rep. Lewis’s influence on them— in Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s (D-MI) case, as a child are also a high point in the wonderful film. Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Ilhan Omar (D-MN), are featured along with several former presidents, among them Jimmy Carter for whom Lewis cut his political organizing teeth. Later we see the more seasoned Lewis with his organizing buddy Julian Bond both during Freedom Summer and then much later in debates for the contested Georgia Congressional seat.

In an interview with Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary of the Smithsonian, and founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Godfather of the Smithsonian’s NMAAHC sits with (if we are to continue this analogy) his son, at the reflection pool, water cascading down in front of them. Lewis signed the legislation responsible for its completion (2003-2016).

The skilled director weaves a story those persons’ peripheral to Rep. Lewis’s inner circle do not know.  His 60 years of service are amazing to viewers – Lewis often appears amazed himself as the director’s team surrounds Lewis (seated in a studio) with larger than life-size photos of key moments in his life, people, events, some tragic others poignant and sweet.   These studio sessions are freestyle moments where we see the Congressman dancing theoretically and philosophically as he reflects on his life.

The film opens for viewing June 3, perfect timing—Around the country and the world, youth and adults are as Lewis would put it, making “Good Trouble.” Visit https://www.johnlewisgoodtrouble.com/

On the Fly:

Join Black Womxn United for a 4th Annual (1st VIRTUAL) Black Womxn’s March, Sat., June 27

10AM: We’re kicking off the day by Making Moves in Your Community! We may not be able to march together this year, but that isn’t going to stop us from making moves! Whether you getting up and getting moving at home or in your neighborhood tag #BETTERTOGETHERBWU to show us how you are making moves. 11AM: Join us for the main event the BLACK WOMXN’S MARCH, we have an amazing line-up of speakers and performers, who are ready to empower, educate, and uplift you!

6PM: What would the Black Womxn’s March be without our Black Girl Magic Mixer?! Join us and DJ Stace Lace for a turn up in your living room, we’ll be streaming live on FB and Instagram!  We can’t wait to see you there! Visit @ www.bwusac.org/bettertogether to register!

To stay in the loop for Sacramento events visit: https://www.facebook.com/The-Talking-Drums-Newsletter-149912881711912/

Happy 50th Pride: A Week Long Virtual Pride Celebration

CELEBRATING PRIDE WITH A WEEK OF FREE COMEDY, FILMS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, AND A DANCE PARTY! JUNE 24–30  View flyer for more information.

 

More Workshops and Community Events
Lorraine Hansberry Theatre with MoAD and Playground has a play reading, June 6-7, 2020. See https://www.lhtsf.org/

Paul West Facebook Live, Sat., June 6, 2020, 5 p.m. PT
https://www.facebook.com/paula.west.378/videos/10158239538592487/

Sunday June 7th at 10 am EST is a National Interfaith Service to recognize the more than 100,000 Americans who have died from COVID-19, especially poor and low-income workers. While President Trump wants to divert attention away from the pandemic and to his misinterpretation of protests in the streets, the Poor People’s Campaign will insist that the country doesn’t forget those who died.

The service will be co-led by Revs. Barber and Theoharis and Rabbi Jonah Pesner, Imam Omar Suleiman and Valerie Kaur. Tune in at FB.com/ANewPPC

Statewide Coalition Against Racist Symbols Calls on Governor Newsom to Remove Racists Statues from California State Capitol, Thursday, June 18, 2020 @California Capitol – East Side – 2PM

On Thursday, June 18, 2020, at 2PM Indigenous People from throughout California are convening at the East Side of the California Capitol to demand that Governor Newsom and the California State Legislature, including support from the California Office of the Tribal Advisor and California Arts Council, to remove the statues of Columbus’ Last Appeal to Queen Isabella and Juniper Serra from the Capitol immediately and replace it with a statue honoring our California Indigenous People. In addition, we are demanding the State of California recognizes Indigenous People’s Day instead of Columbus Day.

Global Peace Meditation, June 14, 2020 (3:10 PM UTC/11:10 AM EDT):
 http://www.globalpeacemeditation.com/

“Ancient Tools for Successful Living – Virtual Workshops”

$13 Total/2 workshops (Registration below)

Sunday: May 24, 2020 (please join session 10 min earlier to allow for Zoom meeting to connect)

12 noon: Transcending Stress/COVID 19

Instructor: (HSA) Hri Sa Men Ab (Jamila Makini)

When this pandemic is over the stress resulting from the fear of the virus, the quarantine and the damage to the economy may claim more victims than the disease itself. The “Stress Response” is the biggest threat to our immunity and well being. The groundbreaking book “Stress Free for Life” lays a foundation for transcending stress that will empower you to tap the Peace within your spirit that protects from all adversity.

Meditation included

Ref: Stress Free for Life : Dr. Ra Un Nefer Amen

1pm: Herukhuti (Ogun) Meditation and Workshop

Instructor: Sh. Samerit Kau (Marcus Gary)

Our ancestors cultivated talents that existed within their spirits…through meditation and the use of colors, sounds and scents.  Understanding that energy moves in cycles, they knew it was best to cultivate the energy (that related to the desired talent) during the cycle when the energy was strongest (known as a Lunar Cycle).  The upcoming new moon on May 22nd, marks the time of the year for the Herukhuti Lunar Cycle.  The optimal time to nurture your talent for being a risk taker, entrepreneur, leader and trail-blazer.

Ref: Metu Neter Vol. 1 and the Herukhuti Guided Meditation CD by Dr. Ra Un Nefer Amen

Workshops based on Dr. Ra Un Nefer Amen’s resources. Contact Marcus 510-866-6644 or aas.westcoast@gmail.com
www.ausarausetwestcoast.com

Note: Workshops start at 12 pm, we cannot guarantee you will be able to join the class if you register after 1pm. Anyone attempting to register from a state outside of Oregon, California, Hawaii, Nevada needs to contact an Ausar Auset Society Chapter near you.

Poor People’s Campaign
Sunday June 7th at 10 am EST for a National Interfaith Service to recognize the more than 100,000 Americans who have died from COVID-19, especially poor and low-income workers. While President Trump wants to divert attention away from the pandemic and to his misinterpretation of protests in the streets, the Poor People’s Campaign will insist that the country doesn’t forget those who died.

The service will be co-led by Revs. Barber and Theoharis and Rabbi Jonah Pesner, Imam Omar Suleiman and Valerie Kaur. Tune in at FB.com/ANewPPC

The violence we confront today from the police, from the economy and from our political leaders represents a system that is far too comfortable with the suffering and deaths of black, brown and poor people. In honor of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery and so many others who have been brutally murdered, The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival calls for an end to systemic racism and a comprehensive reconstruction of our society. Click here to read our Demands.

Join us Monday June 8th, two weeks after George Floyd’s death, for a Day of Fasting and Focus which will culminate at 5:00pm when we are asking people to stop where you are for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in silence in honor of the time George Floyd had the literal knee of the state on his neck.

Take the pledge to participate in a National Moment of Silence in Honor of George Floyd and other victims of police brutality on Monday at 5pm EST.

Whether in your homes, at work or in the streets, we are calling for people of conscience to stop wherever they are to join us for a live-streamed moment of silence, litany and a message of support for the uprisings across the country and a call for organizing a movement in this moment from Bishop William J. Barber, II, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. You can tune in at fb.com/anewppc and click here for a litany you can read after the moment of silence.

As part of this National Day of Fasting and Focus we will be holding a We Won’t Be Silent Virtual Art Build at 12 pm EST/ 9am PST to be together and heal together through art-making, share messages of justice and get prepared for the day of action. Register here.

George Floyd died from the knee on his neck, we still do not have justice for Breonna Taylor or the thousands and millions of others who have been killed from systemic racism, police violence, mass incarceration, health inequity and poverty. This is the time to make economic and structural demands on our government to end the multiple pandemics of systemic racism and poverty, and to end the militarized force that is used against people who just want to breathe.

Forward together, not one step back!

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Co-Chairs, Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival

POLAR BEARS, BLACK BOYS & PRAIRIE FRINGED ORCHIDS
by Vincent Terrell Durham, and directed by Peter J. Kuo

This Friday, June 19th, Bay Area theatres collaborate to present POLAR BEARS, BLACK BOYS & PRAIRIE FRINGED ORCHIDS by Vincent Terrell Durham, and directed by Peter J. Kuo. Vincent’s play (a finalist for last year’s NNPN National Showcase of New Plays) speaks to gentrification, white fragility, the Black Lives Matter movement, and police violence against Black people, and does so with a surprising amount of humor. Organized by The Lorraine Hansberry Theatre and Playground, the Bay Area Theatre community is joining forces to present a live-streamed staged reading (via Zoom) on Juneteenth.

June 19, 2020 at 7pm (PT) via Zoom Live Stream. Admission Free. Admission Free. Purchase tickets online (required). Approximate running time: 75 minutes

CONTENT WARNING: Intended for mature audiences. Contains references to police violence.

Vincent Terrell Durham is a scriptwriter, author and poet who first honed his storytelling skills as a stand-up comic in comedy clubs across the country. His plays include The Fertile River, Vol. 1, A Post Racial America, and Polar Bears, Black Boys & Prairie Fringed Orchids, among others. Polar Bears, Black Boys & Prairie Fringed Orchids was co-commissioned and developed by PlayGround and Planet Earth Arts and is a 2019 NNPN National Showcase of New Plays finalist.

Synopsis: A liberal white couple open the doors of their renovated Harlem brownstone to host a cocktail party for a Black Lives Matter activist, his gay white lover, a sistah named Shemeka and the mother of a slain 12 year-old black boy. A night of cocktails and conversation spark emotional debates ranging from under-weight polar bears, Lana Turner, saving the planet, gentrification, racial identity and protecting the lives of black boys.

Featuring: Carrie Paff, Michael Ray Wisely, Britney Frazier, Jennifer Bradford, Rodney Jackson, Patrick Russell, and Gabriel Q. Solomon.

Juneteenth, also known as Jubilee Day commemorates the emancipation of the last remaining enslaved African Americans in the Confederacy on June 19, 1865. Although Abraham Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1863, it took nearly two and a half years for the Union Troops charged with enforcing the law to reach Texas, the most remote of the slave states. Juneteenth is recognized as a state holiday or special day of observance in 47 of the 50 U.S. states.

Presented by Lorraine Hansberry Theatre, PlayGround, Planet Earth Arts, African-American Shakespeare Company, American Conservatory Theater, Aurora Theatre Company, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Cal Shakes, Center Rep, Central Works, City Lights Theater Company, Crowded Fire, Custom Made Theatre Company, Cutting Ball Theater, Golden Thread Productions, Livermore Shakespeare Festival, Magic Theatre, Marin Shakespeare Company, Marin Theatre Company, National Center for New Plays, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Pear Theatre, Perspective Theatre, San Francisco Playhouse, San Jose Stage, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Santa Cruz County Actor’s Theatre, Santa Cruz Shakespeare, Shotgun Players, Silicon Valley Shakespeare, Stanford Repertory Theater, TheatreFIRST, and TheatreWorks Silicon Valley.

Theatres across the country are invited to set up their own free readings of Vincent’s play on Juneteenth. For more information visit Playground-SF.org/Juneteenth.

The African American Steering Committee for Health and Wellness (AASCHW) Host a Webinar Series with Nationally Recognized African American/Black Experts: “SANKOFA: AFRICAN AMERICAN HEALING AND WELLNESS STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS COVID-19” (Saturdays: June 13, 20, 27, 4-6 PM PT)

PRESENTERS

Dr.  Blackstock          Dr. DeGruy           Dr. Mensah

June 13^th                     June 20^th                  June 27^th

REGISTRATION LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dk7NGwkkSDWt-MiJjnDsGA

WEBINAR SERIES DESCRIPTION

This three part webinar series will focus on COVID-19 and its attack on the African American community, as it relates to illness, economic hardship, and emotional trauma within families and the community-at-large.

Presenters will speak to the resiliency of African Americans, their ancestry connection, faith and spirituality, the use of alternative healing tools, and non-pharmaceutical interventions. It is believed these key aspects along with prevention measures can assist in decreasing the spread of COVID-19 within the African American population and increase healing and wellness.

Each webinar presentation will provide participants with the opportunity to ask questions.

 

The Historical Legacy of Juneteenth

Juneteenth, a 155-year-old holiday celebrating the emancipation of Black Americans from slavery in the U.S., has been in the news

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States.  Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19^th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation – which had become official January 1, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation had little impact on the Texans due to the minimal number of Union troops to enforce the new Executive Order. However, with the surrender of General Lee in April of 1865, and the arrival of General Granger’s regiment, the forces were finally strong enough to influence and overcome the resistance.

Please see the various events and attachments!!  Themes: #StoptheViolence in our communities, #ReImagineJustice in our communities, to #InvestInCommunity, and to support and liberate Black Lives in this community, #BlackLivesMatter.

Virtual Events:

• Juneteenth: A Celebration Of Resilience, visit: https://nmaahc.si.edu/event/juneteenth-celebration-resilience?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D145373621
• JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS GO VIRTUAL FOR 2020, visit: https://calvetconnect.blog/2020/06/17/juneteenth-celebrations-go-virtual-for-2020/?fbclid=IwAR19teoKCX3TaOG80WinzqOlsbNSmvRS03UzuOc8EFqRiuEFN9Rxsn6IYZQ
• Juneteenth Online, visit: www.juneteenthfestivalonline.com
• SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK® invites you to a virtual concert and panel on Juneteenth, Friday, June 19, 8pm, Alternatively, you can simply watch the live event via Facebook, YouTube, or online at sweethoneyintherock.org/Juneteenth.
• ONLINE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION: FAITH, RACE & JUSTICE ,Fri, Jun 19 | 7 PM PST. Sign up: https://www.nbccbayarea.com/events-calendar/2020/6/19/juneteenth-celebration
• Discussing Racial Justice and Police Reform in California- see attachment
• Juneteenth Webinar: Homeless Project Survival- see attachment
• Juneteenth: Freedom Work Still To Do Today, June 19 at 1:00 p.m. ET!, visit: https://americanbar.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lf8ozYbeQZSw2HCipmmtPw
• Black Queer Power ‎Juneteenth Celebration!, visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/808099073049898/
• Saturday, June 20, 2020 at the African Market / Juneteenth Celebration located at 2251 Florin Rd, Sacramento, Ca 95822. We will be there with face masks, shirts, Jean jackets, and dresses. We will be there from 12:00 noon to 5:30 pm.  Free and open to all!!

To learn more about Juneteenth please visit the

• https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/historical-legacy-juneteenth
• www.juneteenth.com
• https://www.history.com/news/what-is-juneteenth
• http://nationaljuneteenth.com/History.html
• Juneteenth Takes On Extra Prominence Amid National Conversation On Race- https://www.capradio.org/articles/2020/06/18/heres-how-you-can-celebrate-black-sacramento-on-this-juneteenth-holiday/
• JUNETEENTH EXHIBIT: CELEBRATING EMANCIPATION- https://www.library.ca.gov/collections/online-exhibits/juneteenth/
• Reconsidering progress this Juneteenth: Eight graphics that underscore the economic racial inequality Black Americans face in the United States- https://equitablegrowth.org/reconsidering-progress-this-juneteenth-eight-graphics-that-underscore-the-economic-racial-inequality-black-americans-face-in-the-united-states/
• 25 books for kids and adults to celebrate Juneteenth and reflect on history of slavery, visit: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2020/06/18/juneteenth-25-books-experts-recommend-learn-slavery/3199798001/?fbclid=IwAR21ZRK0LDPX-HjV8qUToZqs8XwBJfG0o0Ps_8SUPSikfZQ7RfNGN2MJ95U