Please have a moment of silence for the people who were killed instead of freed when news of emancipation finally reached the furthest corners of the american south.
have another moment for the ledgers, catalogs, and records that were burned and the homes that were destroyed to hide the presence of very much alive and still enslaved people on dozens of plantations and homesteads across the south for decades after emancipation.
and have a third moment for those who were hunted and killed while fleeing the south to find safety across the border, overseas, in the north and to the west.
black people. light a candle, write a note to those who have passed telling them what you have achieved in spite of the racist and intolerant conditions of this world, feel the warmth of the flame under your hand, say a prayer of rememberance if you are religious, place the note under the candle, and then blow it out.
if you have children, sit them down and tell them anything you know about the life of oldest black person you’ve ever met. it doesn’t have to be your own family. tell them what you know about what life was like for us in the days, years, decades after emancipation. if you don’t know much, look it up and learn about it together.
This is Juneteenth.
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Working through an increased amount of disposition that relies on my unwavering glances that look to turn away from what is in front of me, whether that be: my needs, my dreams, my thoughts, or my emotions - a body of totality requires my attention.
And I think these signs, I cannot ignore them any longer. Where I am at, there is no need to turn back and wish for something I could have had. When what I want and need, I can not just attain but it’s really about knowing the scared autonomy of myself in connection to who I am. The sweetness of touch, of my Divinity and the Divinity - is what is allowing me to seep into this tender embrace and consciousness. I am enveloped in trust and in love.
So what does this mean?
1. I am connected to everything and everywhere around me
2. I can be aware and choose what influences me, what I am influenced by, and what I want surrounding me
3. My essence is always present, I am an alchemist. I can create the energy of what I want to use in order to reach my deepest desires
4. I am an artist. I meant to bring beauty into this world. This is true.
