YEAH, IT’S ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE HAVEN A ADDED A FEDERAL HOLIDAY SCEIN MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY, WHICH AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, THAT’S WHERE I’M STANDING IN FRONT OFER HE IN OKLAHOMA CITY, BUT LIKE YOU SAID I DID WITH SOMEONE IN NORMAN A GROUP OF PEOPLE IN NORMAN WHO TELL ME, YOU KNOW, THEY’RE JUST SO EXCEDIT TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE IT THIS YEAR, BUT THEY ALSO WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THE IMPORTANCE BEHIND THE HOLIDAY. YOU THINK IS THE OFFICIAL FREEDOM DAY FOR ENSLAVED AFRICANS AND AFRICAN AMERICANS IN TEXAS? OH BCKLA STUDENT ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT. TYRLE JONES EXPLAINS. JUNETEENTH IS NOTHE T DAY THE EMANCITIPAON PROCLAMATION WAS SIGNED. IT’S INSTEAD THE DAY PEOPLE. IN TEXAS WERE TOLD AUTBO IT THE LASTF O OUR ANCESTORS WERE FINALLY NOTIFIED OF THEIR FREEDOM. SO MEMBERS OF OU INHE T CITY OF NORMAN OUR TEAMING UP FOR A JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL FOR TOMORROW AND SO MEANINGFUL BECAUSE THAT THAT REFLECTS THAT PIECE OF PARTNERSHIP AND BROTHERHOOD AND THE EVENT WLIL HAVE MUSIC FOOD TRUCKS LALOC BLACK BUSINESSES AND EVEN A DOG SHOW. I REALLY WANTED TO BE KNOWN THAT AS WE GO FWARDOR WITH THESE CELEBRATIONS THAT YES, THEY’RE FUN, AND THEY’RE AWESOME, BUT IT’S ALSO IMPACTFUL WHEN IT’S A HISTORIC MOMENT THAT WE SHOULD TAKEN AND HONOR THE EVENT TAKES PLACE TOMORROW AT REEBS PAR
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Norman neighborhood holding competition to indicate what Juneteenth means to them
Up to date: 11:45 AM CDT Jun 19, 2023
President Joe Biden signed a invoice earlier this week making Juneteenth a federal vacation.However for greater than 150 years, it has been the day many Individuals acknowledged as the top of slavery within the U.S. Juneteenth is the primary federal vacation that has been added since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was within the Nineteen Eighties, and other people in Norman aren’t afraid to indicate what the day means to them.”Juneteenth is the official Freedom Day for enslaved Africans in Texas,” stated Tyra Jones, president of the College of Oklahoma Black Scholar Affiliation.Jones defined that Juneteenth just isn’t the day the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, simply when the final state was absolutely notified.”The final of our ancestors had been lastly notified of their freedom,” she stated.So, members of the OU neighborhood and the town of Norman teamed up for a Juneteenth competition on Saturday.”It is so significant as a result of it displays that piece of partnership and that brotherhood,” Norman Range Officer Cinthia Allen stated.The occasion has music, meals vehicles, native Black companies and even a canine present.”We actually wish to go ahead with these celebrations that, sure, they’re enjoyable and superior, nevertheless it’s additionally an impactful second, and we should always take it in and honor,” Jones stated.The competition is scheduled for six p.m. Saturday at Reeves Park.
President Joe Biden signed a invoice earlier this week making Juneteenth a federal vacation.
However for greater than 150 years, it has been the day many Individuals acknowledged as the top of slavery within the U.S. Juneteenth is the first federal holiday that has been added since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was within the Nineteen Eighties, and other people in Norman aren’t afraid to indicate what the day means to them.
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“Juneteenth is the official Freedom Day for enslaved Africans in Texas,” stated Tyra Jones, president of the College of Oklahoma Black Scholar Affiliation.
Jones defined that Juneteenth just isn’t the day the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, simply when the final state was absolutely notified.
“The final of our ancestors had been lastly notified of their freedom,” she stated.
So, members of the OU neighborhood and the town of Norman teamed up for a Juneteenth competition on Saturday.
“It is so significant as a result of it displays that piece of partnership and that brotherhood,” Norman Range Officer Cinthia Allen stated.
The occasion has music, meals vehicles, native Black companies and even a canine present.
“We actually wish to go ahead with these celebrations that, sure, they’re enjoyable and superior, nevertheless it’s additionally an impactful second, and we should always take it in and honor,” Jones stated.
The competition is scheduled for six p.m. Saturday at Reeves Park.
