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Origins On June 19,1865, the Union General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, to inform inhabitants of the Civil War's end two months earlier. Two and a half years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Granger's General Order Number 3 finally freed the last 250,000 enslaved whose bondage, due to the minimal union presence in the region, had been essentially unaffected by Lincoln's efforts. June 19th which was quickly shortened to "Juneteenth" among celebrants has become the African American addendum to our national Independence Day, for, as Juneteenth jubilees remind us, the Emancipation Proclamation did not bring about emancipation, and the prevailing portrayal of Independence Day ignores the ignominious incidence of slavery entirely.
Evolution Observance of Juneteenth has traditionally tended towards church centered celebrations featuring food, fun, and a focus on self improvement and education by guest speakers. Although initially associated with Texas and other Southern states, the Civil Rights Era and the Poor People's March to Washington in 1968, in particular, help spread the tradition all across America to the extent that Milwaukee and Minneapolis now host two of the largest Juneteenth celebrations in the nation.
Juneteenth Today The state of Texas made Juneteenth an official holiday on Jan. 1, 1980, and became the first to grant government recognition. Several states have since issued proclamations recognizing the holiday, but the Lone Star State Remains alone in granting it full state holiday status. Nonetheless, supporters and celebrants of Juneteenth continue to grow in number and in diversity; today, Juneteenth is promoted not only as a commemoration of African American freedom, but as an example and encouragement of self development and respect for all cultures.
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Help Keep Black History In Our Schools! Please send your donation of any amount - To Grandmothers Who Help, Inc. P.O. Box 2533 Livermore, CA. 94551 - Help Sponsor a school in your community - Thank You
Grandmothers Who Help, Inc.
Mission Statement:
To encourage African American self-interest promotes group
development and cultural activities by presenting the History and Life of
African American People in a multi-media exhibit through educational
environments.
To become a working
organization to help “transform the problems of prejudice into the promise of
unity.”
Ma Ma Mousso Welcomes you to enter our annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Art and Essay Contest. Keeping Black History In Our Schools is very important. Keeping our children interested in subjects such as reading, writing and art helps them to be able to concieve of a vision and realize that vision. For twelve year Grandmothers Who Help have been pushing to keep Black History in Our Schools With emphasis on the contributions African Americans have made and are still making to these United States. Let us make sure the history we are living today stays in the forefront of our childrens education. I received a poem over the e-mail "Today" Today , I cried... I voted for a black man and, I cried. I cried for my father and my grandfather and all grandfathers before him. I cried for my uncles, my four brothers, my seventeen nephews, my two sons, my six grandsons and one great-grand son. I cried for the black I have loved and those that have loved me. I cried for the millions of little black boys (not forgetting the girls) over the centuries that did not, in their wildest dreams, imagine...that they could run for Office. I cried for their despair...I cried for all the men and boys incarcerated that lost hope in themselves and took the low road. I cried, I cried and I cried.. I know that this was "just the primary." But whatever the end result may be, today I voted in the United States of America for a black man, and.. I cried. If I should die before the presidential election it will be OK, Because today I voted. I voted for a black man and I cried." We want this history to always be known. Keep Black History in our schools. We want to always want our children to relize thier visions, they too can be the next president of the United States Of America. Support us with your donations. We appreciate and need your support.
Grandmothers Who Help, Inc. would like to inspire and support our next generation of Educators and Artists.
If you like to Write or Draw - Please send us an essay or a drawing that pertains to Juneteenth.
We would like to commission your art work, award you with cash and prizes, and make sure that the community at large knows about you and your talents. We would like to have your essays and art work published in news papers and magazines: And on display in important building in our communities. Please register for this contest - fill in the information below and become a winner of the Dr. Martin Luther King Essay and Art Contest.
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Dr. Martin Luther King - March on Washington
Don't Stop Now!
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We would like people from all walks of life to understand the "contributions African Americans have made to these United States, from "Antiquity to Present Times."
"Help" Grandmothers Who Help, Inc. Educate and Enlightenten, by donating to our organization Book our Traveling Black History Exhibit for your Dr. Martin Luther King events. Get an understanding of the African American Culture and how ones culture is related to the cultures of the world.
If you can not book our exhibit, help us raise donations so that we can bring our exhibit to your event "free". Please send your Donations to: Grandmothers Who Help, Inc. P.O. Box 2533, Livermore, CA. 94551
Your donations will be used to help bring our exhibit to your event and into schools, churches and organizations that would not otherwise be able to book our exhibit. Donations will also be used for our Essay and Art contest.
All donations are tax deductible!
We need board members, friends and volunteers! Please contact us to join our family and friends organization, Grandmothers Who Help, Needs Your Help!
Thank you in advance for your most generous donation. Contact us (925) 606-7239 or e-mail us at akimaada@grandmotherswhohelp.com
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Black History Exhibits By
Grandmothers Who Help, Inc.
Our goal is to provide cultural programming in educational environments.
