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27 Ways To Thoughtfully Celebrate Juneteenth

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By Kaitlyn Greenidge Verified, Floyd Cooper, Tonya Bolden
| Good Good Good Verified
Juneteenth, short for June 19th, commemorates the day the last remaining enslaved people in the U.S. — in Galveston, Texas — received word that the Civil War had ended and they had been liberated by the federal orders in President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The year was 1865 — two and a half years after Lincoln's proclamation. In the following years, the anniversary of this event was celebrated and honored in Galveston with prayer and family gatherings.
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Celebrating Juneteenth

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By Angela Johnson, Floyd Cooper, Valerie Wilson Wesley
| Alamo City Moms
I’ve wanted to celebrate Juneteenth for a while. I didn’t grow up knowing much about the holiday, and it wasn’t something that was celebrated in my family. I’ve been to numerous Fourth of July celebrations, cookouts, etc., but I don’t remember any of them centering around what was actually being celebrated that day: America’s independence. We were just getting together as a family, which we never really needed an excuse to do.
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12 children’s books for your summer reading

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By Carmen Bogan, Floyd Cooper, Daria Peoples, Megan McDonald, Megan Mcdonald
| Datebook SF Verified
Oakland author Carmen Boga’s new children’s book “Tasha’s Voice.” Photo: Yosemite Conservancy American kids ages 9-13 read less for fun than they used to. That’s according to a study conducted by the U.S. Department of Education in 2020. Why does it matter? Because kids who read for fun do better in school and in life. So, how do we prioritize pleasure reading? Heck, even in summer, kids are busy. Those devices, sports, camps, vacations, classes and such. I turned to two local authors for some advice.
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