Great question. I believe there was a typo with which Bill. Bill c-16 was pushed through government without allowing the public to view the gender based analysis report, that is required for every piece of legislation. We want answers. Was a GBA ...
RT @NMAAHC: Not until Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, TX with 2,000 soldiers on June 19, 1865, did enslaved African Americans learn about their emancipation. How do you and your community commemorate #Juneteenth? #APeoplesJourney ...
RT @NMAAHC: For more than 250,000 African Americans in Galveston, Texas, June 19, 1865, signaled the final day of their enslavement. Two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation took effect on January 1, 1863, Texas had yet to officially ...
RT @NMAAHC: Though it has long been celebrated among the African American community, it is a history that has been marginalized & still remains largely unknown to the wider public. The legacy of #Juneteenth shows the value of deep hope & ...
RT @NMAAHC: #OTD in 1865, enslaved African Americans were notified of their freedom by Union troops in Galveston Bay, TX—two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. Known as #Juneteenth, this day is widely celebrated as the end of ...