President Biden, VP Kamala Harris, Roy Wood Jr., Gladys Knight, and more gathered at the White House to celebrate the upcoming Juneteenth holiday.
Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden, Philonise Floyd, George Floyd's brother, and his wife Keeta Floyd, at the White House in Washington, DC on June 10, 2024., second gentleman Doug Emhoff, leaders of the Congressional Black Caucus, and more convened on the White House lawn on Monday evening for a celebration of the upcoming, Ledisi Anibade Young, Kirk Franklin, Patina Miller, Doug E. Fresh, and Brittney Spencer.
At the White House’s Juneteenth concert, gospel singer Kirk Franklin brought up Vice President Kamala Harris to the stage. by Biden in 2021. The federal holiday marks June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inform enslaved Black women, men, and children that slavery had ended — nearly two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863.
While Juneteenth has long been regionally recognized in the South, nationwide interest in the day grew after the police killings of Black Americans including George Floyd and Breonna Taylor sparked“In many ways, the story of Juneteenth and of our nation is a story of our ongoing fight to realize that promise, our ongoing fight to build a nation that is more equal, more fair and more free — a nation where every person has the opportunity not to just get by, but get ahead,” said Harris when...
“Our history is not just about the past, it’s about our present and our future,” said the president. “It’s whether that future is a future for all of us, not just for some of us. Black history is American history.”Rob Schneider Booted Mid-Set From Another Stage After Attendees Walk Out3 months ago
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