Creating a Multicultural Nation Without Racism
Celebrate Pride Month. Recognize and support the intersection of LGBTQ+ and racial identities by attending events that highlight the experiences of LGBTQ+ people of color. Engage in educational activities or donate to organizations that advocate for these communities.
Visit the Human Rights Campaign for resources and information.
Crossword Puzzle: Do you know the history behind Juneteenth?
In 2021, Juneteenth National Independence Day was designated as a federal holiday. The occasion commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States.
Annette Gordon-Reed is a history professor at Harvard University who has written a book that every American should read, and it should be required reading in every high school. Her special gift as a historian is to describe the complexity of past events so that they reveal the people who made them. Then, as a social commentator, she shows how Texans and Americans are products of history by sharing stories about her family and herself.
Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. Opal Lee, a former schoolteacher and counselor, advocated for it to be a national holiday.