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Tomorrow is Juneteenth, a meaningful celebration for Black Americans, especially those who are descendants of slaves and/or those who still suffer from the aftermath of slavery. My Black friends are rightly proud of what their people have accomplished in spite of the fact that their people weren't allowed to keep their original cultures. We who aren't Black should celebrate with them and be the best allies we can be. Our country still has a long way to go. Just because we had ONE Black president, it doesn't mean we've made huge amount of progress. (Mostly Black) voting rights are still being suppressed in many areas. Redlining is still a thing. The inequalities are too numerous to name. Let's use this day of remembrance to advocate for human dignity for all. https://juneteenth.com/?fbclid=IwAR34hxr6wSi0s9oDDFSuf6EloNeZJn3Wyl9zZ9NuEHh8WvmlTXBraROlhJ4

This song came knocking about a week ago and I had to open the door and let it in. What can I say about what’s been happening, what has happened, and what is continuing to happen, in this country, in the world? There’s too many words and none, all at once. So I let the music speak, as usual. What a thing to mark this 155th anniversary of Juneteenth with that beautiful soul Yo-Yo Ma. Honored to have it out in the world.

Watch the full video: https://youtu.be/gYDo0ZjXegM

Build a House

You brought me here to build your house, build your house, build your house
You brought me here to build your house and grow your garden fine

I laid the brick and built your house, built your house, built your house
I laid the brick and built your house, raised the plants so high

And when you had the house and land, the house and land, the house and land
And when you had the house and land, then you told me “go."

I found a place to build my house, build my house, build my house
I found a place to build my house since I couldn’t go back home

You said I couldn’t build a house, build a house, build a house
You said I couldn’t build a house, so you burned it down

So then I traveled far and wide, far and wide, far and wide
And then I traveled far and wide until I found a home

I learned your words and wrote a song, wrote a song, wrote a song
I learned your words and wrote a song to put my story down

But then you came and took my song, took my song, took my song
But then you came and took my song, playing it for your own

I took my bucket, lowered it down, lowered it down, lowered it down
I took my bucket, lowered it down, the well will never run dry.

You brought me here to build a house, build a house, build a house
You brought me here to build a house. I will not be moved.

No, I will not be moved. No, I will not be, I will not be, I will not be moved.
--Rhiannon Giddens

你知道什麼是美國的六月節嗎？六月節是為了紀念1865年6月19日這一天，聯邦士兵於當天抵達德州並宣告林肯總統已經發表宣告解放黑奴的「解放宣言」。當時的消息流通速度緩慢，因此德州並沒有聽到林肯於1863年1月1日所發表的宣言，直到兩年後的6月19日，德州當地才收到此一消息！時至今日，六月節已經成為全美慶祝非裔美國人自由、文化及成就的節日。想要對六月節有更深的認識嗎？請見:
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2016/06/juneteenth/　#TodayinHistory

Do you know what Juneteenth is? It is the name for a holiday celebrating June 19, 1865, the day when Union soldiers arrived in Texas and spread the word that President Lincoln had delivered his Emancipation Proclamation to free the slaves in the United States. News traveled so slowly in those days that Texas did not hear of Lincoln's Proclamation, which he gave on January 1, 1863, until more than two years after it was issued! Juneteenth has become a day for African Americans to celebrate their freedom, culture, and achievements. It is a day for all Americans to celebrate African American history and rejoice in their freedom. Read more about Juneteenth here: https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2016/06/juneteenth/