Juneteenth

“There’s no other race, to me, that has such a tough history for hundreds and hundreds of years, and only the strong survive, so we were the strongest and the most mentally tough, and I’m really proud to wear this color every single day of my life.”

Serena Williams

“I would like to be remembered as a person who wanted to be free… so other people would be also free.”

Rosa Parks | Civil Rights Activist

“Every year we must remind successive generations that this event triggered a series of events that one by one defines the challenges and responsibilities of successive generations. That’s why we need this holiday.”

Al Edwards

“Struggle is a never ending process. Freedom is never really won, you earn it and win it in every generation.”

Coretta Scott King

“What I love about Juneteenth is that even in that extended wait, we still find something to celebrate. Even though the story has never been tidy, and Black folks have had to march and fight for every inch of our freedom, our story is nonetheless one of progress.”

Michelle Obama

“You must never, ever give out. We must keep the faith because we are one people; we are brothers and sisters. We all live in the same house: the American house.”

John Lewis

“Portrait”

Eric Telfort