Honoring Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom

On June 19, we celebrate Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and honors the resilience and contributions of Black Americans throughout our nation’s history. Although the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, it was not until June 19, 1865, that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were…