Here's a #Juneteenth poll for my #BlackFedi USA sisters & brothers: Did you grow up with Juneteenth?

Please boost! ​
#BlackFediverse #BlackMastodon

Edited to add: Thanks for participating! The results kinda align with my expectations, but, you know, small sample size.

• Yes, in the South (2%, 2 votes)
• Yes, outside the South (3%, 3 votes)
• No, in the South (3%, 3 votes)
• No, outside the South (40%, 38 votes)
• 🍿 (50%, 47 votes)

I say this semi-cynically: celebrate #Juneteenth today by giving Black people money. Ways to give Black people money:

1. Directly (PayPal, ko-fi, etc.)
2. Buy something from an online or in-person shop.
3. Buy an artistic creation (books, visual art, songs) that pays royalties. Buy indie if you can.
4. Back a crowdfunding campaign AND promote it.

If you see someone boosting Black people's asks for money, boost them as well.

Tell all your friends about #GiveBlackPeopleMoneyForJuneteenth

good afternoon and happy Juneteenth!

if you’re a whitey it’s a great idea to show your support by sending some Black folks some cash. We need it. Many are posting mutual aid requests but struggle to meet their goals for months or years. There’s also threads of them. edit: linked thread in post.

If you have a disposable income or even a few dollars to spare I highly recommend to donate to the fundraisers, buy the art/wishlist items/etc. of those most marginalized and in need rather than large charities and corporations.

Black people do not have generational wealth because of centuries of slavery. Asking for money is not greedy and giving it to us is not unnecessary. Say that again til you understand.

#Juneteenth #Juneteenth2024

https://weirder.earth/@thief/112641569592674016

:banana_slug: (@thief@weirder.earth)

#juneteenth . white people pay up, no excuses. now's your chance to prove you live up to all the #BLM labels you put in your bio. here's some people who need those #reparations : moo: http://linktr.ee/melaniemoo https://throne.

^{weirder.earth}

Happy #Juneteenth! Share a black artist's work around?

#Zelda #videogames #MastoArt #fediart #nintendo #humanartist #furryart

For those interested: I love setlists. So I’m making the #KendrickLamar #Juneteenth #ThePopOut #Setlist. In advance: There is no defederated way of pulling this off. For now. I checked. But if you have #songshift, I put it into every option possible. Will add to the thread. Please enjoy.

https://songsha.re/open/7af4ffc8cd7a4c7f8b307270514c67561718855900565706
#hiphop
#music

Import "Kendrick Lamar @ Forum: The Setlist Playlist" into your music library

Download SongShift for free from the iOS App Store to import this playlist into your music library.

^songsha.re

When the mainstream media says something like "Trump is reaching out to Black voters" I don't know how the majority of their audience takes it since they're not a news junkie like me since they don't give it context like:

1) his Trump bible leaves out the amendment that freed the slaves

2) Trump has endorsed 12 out of the 14 senators that voted against #Juneteenth
https://meidasnews.com/news/amendment-abolishing-slavery-missing-from-trumps-bible

In honor of #Juneteenth, here’s a reading list to help you understand the history and meaning of the holiday.

https://theconversation.com/6-books-that-explain-the-history-and-meaning-of-juneteenth-205266
@blackmastodon #BlackMastodon @bookstodon #Bookstodon #BlackHistory #History #Histodons

End legal slavery in the US.

“And though members of Congress denounce imported goods made with prison labor in places like China’s Xinjiang province, the offices of many government agencies in Washington and elsewhere are stocked with furniture and supplies made by prisoners in this country.”

“Labor that people have no meaningful right to refuse and that is enforced under conditions of total control is, unquestionably, slavery.”

Gift link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/19/opinion/juneteenth-slavery-prison.html?unlocked_article_code=1.000.5voK.6Q7-8r38nFpk&smid=url-share

#Juneteenth #PrisonLabor

Happy Juneteenth everyone!

#Juneteenth #AmericanHistory #BlackHistory #History

Juneteenth is a federal holiday.

"But in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas; Republicans have passed laws to prevent teachers from teaching kids why."
M D'Arrigo

#Juneteenth #GOPRacism

(1/)Juneteenth? That’s a great excuse to help me out! I paid my phone bill before my loan payment come out. I MEANT to take the money out again and use it for my phone. It’s a lot, about $160 so anything is welcome. anything more is needed for food 🙏🏾🥹

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ourinsatiabesouls

#MutualAidRequest #Disability #poverty #Juneteenth #CanadaDisabilityBenefit #BlackMutualAid #crowdfunding #PWD #DisabilityCrowdFund
#BlackMastodon #actuallyautistic #autism #HelpFolksLive2024 @mutualaid @mutual_aid

$165.99/250 - July expenses (thank you lovelies!)

It’s Juneteenth and I know some of yall got today fucking off and shit. If you ain’t giving to any Black folks fundraisers then you should be taking those BLM hashtags off your profiles and stop pretending you care about Black
Folks, period

Help out a Black disabled queer person who def needs money to get food when I get back home. Can’t find work and I’m still in a shit abusive household that refuses to respect me and my dad continues to steal from me

If you can’t, that’s cool, I understand,boosting helps, but if you are well off, you got no excuses, you can chuck $50 at me and mines and be on your way

Happy #Juneteenth, pay up or shut up 💅🏾

Full List of Links:
https://throne.com/sparklejinx
https://linksta.cc/@melaniemoo
(you may have to copy & paste the link!)

@mutualaid @mutual_aid
@blackfedi

#TransCrowdFund #BlackMutualAid #DisabilityCrowdfund #MutualAid #BlackMastodon

melaniemoo / sparklejinx

Melanie it/its | he/him  | Early 30'sBlack Trans & AgenderDisabled, Mad, Otherkin and PluralCheck my art account to see when commissions are open.Support your favorite broke homie

^linksta.cc

It's Junteenth and I'm still on my game of breaking e-girl clichés and queering them up!

For either the sake of sorely-needed reparations that not even the State of Oklahoma could be bothered to possibly do, to help me defray monthly costs -- *or just because I'm so damn cute* -- please support your Friendly Neighborhood Black Catgirl at the links below:

Support me at Ko-Fi --
https://ko-fi.com/ayilathebailey
Support me at Venmo --
https://www.venmo.com/Ayila-Bailey
Thanks so much!! And keep giving the Patriarchy a rash
#Juneteenth #CatGirlWednesday #MutualAid #Reparations #Selfie #Cute

Happy #Juneteenth Everyone!

So, Juneteenth is today & I would be super excited about barbecuing, tasting new foods & drinking delicious (non-alcoholic) beverages. However, I must go to work later tonight (my boss gave me Sunday off instead), so I must skip most of the festivities. Although this holiday commemorates the liberation of my African ancestors on American soil, it is also a time of solemn reflection on the struggle involved in achieving freedom (which was…

https://darnellclayton.com/2024/06/19/happy-juneteenth-everyone/

Happy Juneteenth Everyone!

So, Juneteenth is today & I would be super excited about barbecuing, tasting new foods & drinking delicious (non-alcoholic) beverages. However, I must go to work later tonight (my boss gave…

^{Darnell Clayton}

Hey y'all! We're a coupla weeks into June and Biden got his white hand kissed by Billy Porter at a #Juneteenth celebration for some reason. Weird how the federal recognition of a holiday with Black self-actualizing origins gets us to a moment like that but I think it truly calls for another Juneteenth reparations thread!

Procedure: Black ppl, post your cashapp, gofundmes, ko-fis, etc Others--especially if you're getting Juneteenth off at your work--pls boost, and donate if you have the means!

Here is the first #Juneteenth #reparations #MutualAid thread. Lots of folk in these threads have $$ needs that are still unmet and there is also a post with Sudanese mutual aid links.

https://blacktwitter.io/@thiswomanswerk/112539849684901598

*Please boost this and the og threadposts as well! I want this place smothered and covered with opportunities to support Black people.*

I'd like to see the fediverse celebrate this year's #juneteenth by lifting up Black voices, and making Black people feel more welcome here.

To people who feel really strongly about quote boosts, putting content warnings on people's lived experience, and denying all the evidence of racism being prevalent here, maybe take a break for just one day.

#fediverse #BlackFedi #BlackMastodon

Teaching about slavery in schools and doing it well isn’t just about teaching the harshness of slavery. And educators can make #Juneteenth about so much more than the end of slavery.

Today’s holiday offers abundant opportunities to teach about what it means to fight for freedom and maintain a sense of self-determination in the face of oppression.
https://theconversation.com/juneteenth-offers-new-ways-to-teach-about-slavery-black-perseverance-and-american-history-206056
#BlackMastodon #Education #K12education #Histodons @histodons

Juneteenth offers new ways to teach about slavery, Black perseverance and American history

Many students say they aren’t learning much about slavery beyond its harsh conditions. A historian explores how Juneteenth offers opportunities to change that reality.

^{The Conversation}

Tombstones that used 'Mr.' and 'Mrs.' restored a sense of dignity to people who had been denied it in life.

https://theconversation.com/how-black-americans-combated-racism-from-beyond-the-grave-207200
#BlackHistory #History @blackmastodon #Juneteenth

#AI #race #BlackMastodon #culture #language #Juneteenth

"What is The Culture?"

About halfway into the article there's a comparison of two AI models answering the above. It's fascinating.

https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/16/black-founders-are-creating-tailored-chatgpts-for-a-more-personalized-experience/