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Juneteenth is a powerful symbol and celebration of Black freedom and resilience, officially marking the end of chattel slavery for all African-Americans in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863 following the Civil War, declaring all enslaved people in Confederate states legally free, but enforcement depended on the speed of Union troops delivering the message. In many parts of the South, slavery continued for over

In addition to Pride, Loving Day marks a historic turning point in the right to love freely in the United States. On June 12th, 1967, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously voted to decree anti-miscegenetion laws (bans against interracial marriage) as unconstitutional. The case of Loving v. Virginia centered around Mildred and Richard Loving, a mixed-Black/ Native-American woman and a white man, both of whom were arrested in Virginia for their marriage. Because their marriage was

Pride honors the LGBTQIA+ community — folks who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, and Ace/ Asexual. The + includes identities not listed in this acronym, such as third gender identities from cultures outside of the Western context. Examples are the hijra (India), muxe (Zapotec people of Oaxaca), and fa'afafine (Sāmoa). Some third gender identities, like the baklâ (Philippines), and māhū (Polynesia), played sacred spiritual, healing, and leadershi

This May, we're revisiting Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month, exploring notable history, challenges, and important intersections of AANHPI identity 🌸🌏🌺 Art is by artist and illustrator, Casielle Santos-Gaerlan, @casielle.jpg on Instagram. ‘Ia ora na te mau hoa! This translates to “Hello to my friends” in reo Tahiti (Tahitian). The month of May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month! I am sharing with