How to Celebrate & Honor Juneteenth

As a holiday that celebrates the emancipation of enslaved people in America, we are honoring Juneteenth this year by listening to Black voices. Below you’ll find several links to articles on how to celebrate and honor Juneteenth, so read on:

• Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, editor of the essay collection “The Black Agenda,” spoke with Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep about how people should appropriately commemorate the day — and support Black Americans throughout the year. Read here.

• Karimah Henry is the creator and editor of the blog “Crafting a Fun Life”. Read her 5 ways to celebrate Juneteenth here.

• Since its launch in 1996, the JUNETEENTH.com website has played an integral role in the dissemination of information, and in the resurgence and proliferation of celebrations across the U.S. and beyond. Read more on how to celebrate here.

• The website goodgoodgood.co has a very thorough list of ways to honor Juneteenth by Amanda R. Martinez. Read it here.

• Pulitzer Prize winner Professor Annette Gordon-Reed has been celebrating Juneteenth her entire life. In this episode, Professor Gordon Reed — a notable American historian and Harvard professor — shares why she wrote On Juneteenth, her personal relationship to the federal holiday, and why this year’s Juneteenth felt different than years before. Read the transcript here.