DOJABA’s Juneteenth Celebration
Dear DOJABA Members:
This year has further exposed the painful realities of systemic racism in our country and challenged us all to step up and be active participants in creating a more just society. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, is an annual commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. DOJABA members are encouraged to honor this holiday by participating in Juneteenth events, engaging in educational resources, supporting local black-owned businesses, and taking the time to reconnect with our community. Below are a few ideas for ways you and your family can commemorate Juneteenth.
Ways to Honor Juneteenth:
Celebrate:
Join DOJABA on June 17, 2021 from 12:00 pm-1:00 pm as we celebrate a day of restoration and honor resilience. We will watch a short video where participants are asked why and how they celebrate Juneteenth: https://youtu.be/5pfzXbBQVIY. We will also play cultural games and activities.
Please contact me (Charell.R.Elliott@usdoj.gov) for the Zoom details.
Explore:
Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American Art and Culture is honoring Juneteenth as a Celebration Of Resilience. NMAAHC will host Porch Stories – Tales Of Slavery And Beyond on Saturday, June 19, 2021 from 3-4 pm. Register here. Also, view NMAAHC’s website for other resources by visiting: Juneteenth | National Museum of African American History and Culture (si.edu).
Read:
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
How To Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
White Rage: The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide by Carol Anderson
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates by Wes Moore
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga and Gloria Anzaldúa
White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin Diangelo
Watch:
13th
American Son
Green Book
Just Mercy
I Am Not Your Negro
Fruitvale Station
When They See Us
The Hate U Give
Moonlight
Detroit
Respectfully,
Charell R. Elliott
DOJABA Social/Cultural Committee Chair
