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What Juneteenth Means to Me ✊🏽

What Juneteenth Means to Me ✊🏽

A Reflection from Ghana to Now

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Raena McQueen
Jun 20, 2025
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Last Juneteenth, I stood on African soil. This year, I’m standing in power.

To me, Juneteenth is more than a date β€” it’s a declaration. A celebration of resilience, truth, and unfinished freedom. It marks the day in 1865 when the last enslaved Black people in Texas were finally informed of their freedom, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Tha…

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