Days before their Juneteenth observances, members of the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire took to Twitter to criticize the commercialization of the nation’s newest federal holiday.They highlighted a photo of a “Celebration Edition” of Juneteenth.
Black community leaders opened up about struggling to feel valued, understood and safe at work, in medical settings and other largely white spaces in New Hampshire. But they were also clear: Their experiences are not monolithic and not defined only by the challenges they’ve faced.
When Selina Choate thinks about what it means to be Black in New Hampshire, she thinks about the isolation she’s felt in a largely white state, the exhaustion of having to convince people that racism is a reality here and the trauma of not feeling.
“Shades of Black: Connected by Color, Culture and Community,” is the sixth and final event of the 2022 Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire’s Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talk Series Courageous Conversations: Leaning in for Change. Please join the.