Alabama has officially designated Juneteenth as a state holiday, thanks to the efforts of Republican Rep. Rick Rehm and the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation of Alabama, despite previous attempts by Black Democrats to pass the bill.
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Posted inJuneteenth
Healing Through History: The Power of Juneteenth
Juneteenth offers a culturally sanctioned space for Black Americans to acknowledge generational trauma and celebrate survival and resilience, centering Black agency and self-determination and restoring dignity to ancestors who fought for freedom.
Posted inJuneteenth
They Tried to Erase Us, We Told the Story Anyway
Juneteenth, a holiday that was kept alive by Black families and communities through oral history, is a powerful reminder of the importance of remembering and telling our stories in order to resist invisibility and promote a multicultural democracy.
Posted inOpinion
Juneteenth: The Freedom We Knew, the Truth They Couldn’t Handle
Juneteenth is an act of resistance that reflects our progress and failures, and challenges us to choose whether we want to keep waiting for someone else to read our freedom out loud, or whether we speak it ourselves and enforce it, for real, this time.
Posted inFashion
Man of the Moment: A Night Where Fashion Walked with Purpose
The Man of the Moment Runway Show, in partnership with Woodford Reserve, celebrated fatherhood and community uplift through a fashion show and fundraiser supporting Threads for Change, an initiative aimed at empowering underserved youth through creative arts.
Posted inSports
Post-Race Celebration Leads to Shocking Disqualification
Clara Adams, a 16-year-old track and field athlete from California, was disqualified from the CIF State Championship for an unsportsmanlike celebration, sparking a national conversation about sportsmanship and culture, and drawing support from her father, civil rights attorneys, the NAACP, and political leaders.
Posted inHealth
The Art of Line Dancing: Sliding Into Joy With ‘Boots on the Ground’
Line dancing has African roots and is a joyful movement that brings people together, providing a sense of liberation and joy, and this summer’s hit “Boots on the Ground” is a perfect example of this.
Posted inThis Week
Newsletter for Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Happy Hump Day DW fam and welcome to Stay Woke! Your Dallas Weekly Newsletter for Wednesday, June 11, 2025! In today’s newsletter, the White House is still a mess, our […]
Posted inPolitics
The Feckless Failures in DC are Afraid. Good. They Should Be.
The Trump administration has failed to deliver on its promises and has instead been marked by racist policies, failed initiatives, and unqualified appointees, while their opponents are gaining ground in the upcoming election season.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Fox and Rob Launch #TIMEIIWATCH Campaign for Justice
Sibil “Fox” and Robert “Rob” Richardson, a couple separated by the prison industrial complex, have created a documentary film called “TIME II: Unfinished Business” to raise awareness about mass incarceration and mobilize a movement to free others.