Happy Juneteenth my loves! I'm so excited to start the #letsgetstamped buddy read hosted by the squad: @melanatedreader @_pagesgaloree & @booksteanhenny. It's not too late to join in the celebration and education. I am also feeling blessed and extra happy because I have the best book friends. Thank you so much @richardr.greenislit for this beautiful copy of I am Alphonso Jones. You are so generous. Thank you so much to @thereadingroom444 for sending me Allegedly which I have been trying to get for weeks. This truly brought tears to my eyes. Here is a little information about Juneteenth history: Juneteenth was originally celebrated in Texas, on June 19, 1866. It marked the first anniversary of the day that African Americans there first learned of the Emancipation Proclamation more than two years after it was initially issued. The holiday was originally celebrated with prayer meetings and by singing spirituals and wearing new clothes to represent newfound freedom. Within a few years, African Americans were celebrating Juneteenth in other states, making it an annual tradition. #blacklivesmatter #readblackbooks #letsgetstamped #buddyreadsrock #allegedly #iamalfonsojones #stampedfromthebeginning #books #weneeddiversebooks #blackbooks #blackvoicesmatter #readblackbooks #supportblackauthors #diversereader #bookdragon #bookworm #booknerd #booksandplants #booksinnature #representationmatters #readtolearn #readandgrowempathy #readtothink #tonymedina #tiffanydjackson #ibramxkendi #jasonreynolds (at Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBomHeyga95/?igshid=3q7has8pgi10
