#JUNETEENTH

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THREAD: Common Microaggressions Against Latinx People (Microaggressions Against BIPOC Series)! Whether intentional or unintentional, Microaggressions normalize racism within our communities: THIS NEEDS TO STOP. By having BIPOC authors and s

Kyra's Shea Medleys Hair & Skincare

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A THREAD ON THE HISTORY OF JUNETEENTH Juneteenth commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States when Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Texas on June 19th, 1865

Wes Ferguson

wesferguson

Earlier this week I caught a ride to Mexico with some extremely nice folks who were driving down to celebrate Juneteenth in Nacimiento de los Negros, a village with a

Nicholas Hunt-Walker

nhuntwalker

Last year was the first year I actually ever celebrated Juneteenth. I don’t remember hearing much abt the day before then, but while I was working at Starbucks HQ the

Adriana Velez

AdrianaV

Adding my @washingtonpost essay to a thread on pan de muerto...https://twitter.com/AdrianaV/status/1320735506376871944 Loved @TacoTrail 's piece earlier this monthhttps://www.texasmonthly.com/food/tex-mexplainer-pan-de-muerto-is-a-cross

Wholesome Will #BLM ✊🏾

Will2k15_

Happy Juneteenth to my brothers and sisters #JUNETEENTH2020 -In honor of Juneteenth, here’s a thread of inventions that wouldn’t exist without the help of black women

jennthetutor 🎓 👩🏾‍🏫 #TestFreeNow

jennthetutor

This is the second day in a row I’ve seen a savior narrative of we have to go back to school to save the Black and Brown children emerge I

Ohlmann Group

OhlmannGroup

Art connects us — not only to ourselves but to the world around us. In celebration of #Juneteenth and in an effort to amplify Black voices and perspectives, our

Selena Adera

Selena_Adera

There's burning anger in me whenever I see whiteness centering itself as leading voices of our communities.Whether it's about Civil Rights, BLM, or #Juneteenth , just for today, please make

Piper Huguley

piperhuguley

THREAD: On this weekend of #fathersday and #JUNETEENTH2020 I have thoughts about George Floyd's horrific lynching and #blackromance (something that people have also been discussing, that is a

Darth Wooper

Darth_Wooper

1/7 What is this "Juneteenth" people keep talking about?It's a day so many people (myself included) tragically hadn't heard of until 45 tried to schedule a campaign rally on it,

Kyra Sims 📯🦆🍕

lilymischief

Hey New Yorkers! As you go out to celebrate #JUNETEENTH2020 today, remember a few fun facts: 1. The Mayor of NYC during the Civil War, Fernando Wood, wanted the

Alyssa Farah

Alyssafarah

“Juneteenth reminds us of both the unimaginable injustice of slavery & the incomparable joy that must have attended emancipation. It is both a remembrance of a blight on our history

toyr 💋

TrapGoddess_T

My hair goals for the end of 2020!https://twitter.com/marandalynae/status/1239393424295542786 Juneteenth is tommora and I’m FINALLY accepting my roots. God gifted me with fast growing, thick, beautiful black hair. Ive been getting

Lars Schmidt

Lars

Happy #Juneteenth ! As someone who's proactively shifting from not racist to antiracist, I've been curating resources I've found helpful in my ongoing learning and education. Here are a few.

Phil Plait

BadAstronomer

When stars die, it’s *gorgeous*. Especially when Hubble is the one showing them to you.https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/hubble-sees-the-spectacular-deaths-of-stars-like-the-sun 2/ I mean, COME ON. 3/ The elongated, bipolar, and hourglass sha