The sousaphone player of Crush Funk Brass squats down after handing a tambourine to a child in the crowd. Taken during a performance on the Humanities Truck stage at Adams Morgan Day on September 10, 2023.
Part of an interview with Cesar and Aro Maxit at Adams Morgan Day 2022. The video and audio for the rest of the interview was lost and unable to be recovered.
What Juneteenth means to me... prompt card and half-length portrait of woman in sunglasses and cheetah print shirt. caption on prompt card reads: "Juneteenth means an opportunity to reframe history in the ways that promote healing from the wounds of slavery without shame or blame."
What Juneteenth means to me... prompt card and half-length portrait of man in civil war attire. prompt card reads: "Juneteenth means freedom although it was 2.5 years delayed. The ability to be educated, to purchase land, houses and other liberties that had been denied. Mr. Harvey Gooding."
What Juneteenth means to me... prompt card and half-length portrait of a woman in a brown shawl. prompt card reads: "Freedom--that is what Juneteenth means to me. The opportunity to learn and to teach. To speak the knowledge of self. To know that God created each of us. No one is better or worse than anyone else. We are the children of God! 1st last and always. Dr. Penni Brown."
What Juneteenth means to me... prompt card and full-length portrait of man in Civil War attire. prompt card reads: Juneteenth is very important if history is not "preserved" or forgotten it will repeat itself. Juneteenth gives identity *an* life.
What Juneteenth means to me... prompt card and full-length portrait of man in Civil War attire. prompt card reads: "American History American Truth The complete story Michael Hinton."
What Juneteenth means to me... prompt card and full-length portrait of man in Civil War attire. prompt card reads: "Juneteenth brings to mind the actions of the XXV Army Corps. They were 20-30,000 African American soldiers who fought here in Virginia at the end of the Civil War. After Appomattox, the XXV Army Corps was sent to Texas. When they arrived, their presence provided the enforcement to make emancipation a reality in a resistant Texas. EJ Gantt."
What Juneteenth means to me... prompt card and full-length portrait of a man in Civil War attire. prompt card reads: "Free at last thank God Almighty free at last."
What Juneteenth means to me... prompt card and half-length portrait of man in a blue t-shirt and black baseball cap. prompt card reads: "Juneteenth for me now is a way of life...you heard it said, All things Juneteenth. What we do know 'When you know better you do better.' Ernest Lowery."
What Juneteenth means to me... prompt card and half-length portrait of a woman in a Point Pomona shirt. prompt card reads: Its means a celebration for blacks. This is something new for me and every year now I get to learn more about Juneteenth."
What Juneteenth means to me... prompt card and half-length portrait of woman in a red shirt. prompt card reads: "Juneteenth means a balance of freedom in the United States. My ancestors were Emancipated on June 19th 1865 in Crockett, Texas. They called out in joy, thanking God that the rumors were true, that slavery was over. As a Buddhist I chant Nam Myoho Renge Kyo everyday for their eternal peace and that because of them--I am! Gail Jennings--Durham, North Carolina. 5/25/23."
What Juneteenth means to me... prompt card and half-length portrait of woman in olive t-shirt and black cardigan. prompt card reads: "Freedom and Celebration."
What Juneteenth means to me... prompt card. prompt card reads: "Juneteenth means a time to remember and celebrate the freedom of our ancestors. Juneteenth commemorates the many soldiers who stood up for us. Juneteenth means a celebration of my culture and I love it!! -Chimere"
What Juneteenth means to me... prompt card and half-length portrait of a woman in a brown cardigan. prompt card reads: Kortnei Morris. Juneteenth (and recapturing Black history in general) is a chance for me to reimagine my history where Black people get to be active participants in our own stories."
What Juneteenth means to me... prompt card and half-length portrait of a woman in a red shirt. prompt card reads: "Juneteenth to Me...It means that all Americans, whether they are black or white, Northern or Southern are free. All Americans have the same freedoms, no matter of social status."
What Juneteenth means to me... prompt card and half-length portrait of man in blue jacket and tan, wide-brim hat. prompt card reads: "The ongoing practice of freedom to be human. Thomas Blanton."