About 1,000 People Celebrate Juneteenth on Camp Humphreys

Just a few weeks ago few Americans knew about Juneteenth and now everyone knows:

The celebration is the brainchild of Humphreys Middle School fifth-grade teacher Domenique Marie, who was inspired by civil unrest after the May 25 killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man arrested on suspicion of using a counterfeit $20 bill, suffocated while a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes.

“Juneteenth is important to everybody, not just Black people,” Marie told those in attendance. “Juneteenth is a tribute to strength, endurance and the faith of our ancestors, for we are our ancestors’ greatest accomplishment. We are their wildest dream.”

“For all Americans, it is a reminder that until all of us are free, that no one is really free,” she added. “Today we celebrate glory – we celebrate the breaking of chains.”

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setnaffa
setnaffa
4 years ago

Juneteenth is a happy day because of Republicans. My Korean wife and I celebrated too. Freedom for all is required or no one is truly free.

And George Floyd, though he didn’t deserve to die, was guilty of a hell of a lot more than passing a single bad 20.

Stars and stripes left off the whole pointing a loaded gun at a pregnant woman’s belly during a home invasion robbery… Shame on them…

Maybe the Democrats ruining Minneapolis should be replaced by Republicans for a change? Continuing to reelect Democrats has not improved the lives of ANYONE in that once fair city.

Korean Man
Korean Man
4 years ago

Where are all the masks? Why aren’t they wearing them?

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