BUILD applauds President Biden for officially making Juneteenth a national holiday. Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.
We asked our Black Affinity Group at BUILD what Juneteenth means to them. Please watch this powerful, moving video and share with friends and family.
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. As an organization focused on Promoting Diversity and Social Action, it’s important that BUILD uplifts this Core Value by honoring Juneteenth as an annual day of remembrance.
During this pivotal year of racial reckoning, we feel it’s important to find time to pause and reflect on our nation’s history of oppression, and the resounding call for true freedom and justice that continues today.
We must never forget the legacy of slavery and how the wealth of this nation was built on the backs of enslaved African people through 400 years of free labor and subjugation. We must never forget what injustice looks like and how racial injustice continues to prevail in this nation based on skin color.
