Taryn Finley, writing for Refinery29, on last Sunday’s Juneteenth celebration in Fort Greene Park:

Despite the gloomy weather, thousands of attendees gathered to enjoy the sixth annual event […]

Attended by creatives, engineers, doctors, nurses, businesspeople, children, babies, and everybody in between, their Juneteenth event has become a homecoming and annual sanctuary—a place where people can reconnect and feel at ease. Whether folks choose to be by the DJ booth dancing, on the grass playing games or chilling along the perimeter of the park, just enjoying the day, it’s become a space for Black people to just be.

Texas Highways celebrates Juneteenth with “A Visual History” of historic photos, including “The official handwritten record of General Order No. 3” which starts:

The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, “all slaves are free”.

Timothy Welbeck, in The Conversation, asks “What’s the right way to mark Juneteenth?” and provides a helpful recitation on the origins and meaning of the day, from the issuance of General Order No. 3, to its recognition as a national holiday, to the backlash of today.