as union soldiers spread paving the way for them to mayor, to vote, to vote and to worship and decide their own destiny. the civil war officially ended in april 1865, but in a small community of gavelston island, texas, enslaved slaves were owe believious to their reality, two and a half years after the signing of the emancipation proclamation when a u.s. general informed the last enslaved black people in america that freedom had finally comp the people erupted in joy. that joy became the catalyst for juneteenth. in 2021 juneteenth became an official federal holiday. now recognized across the united states as a day of national celebration. juneteenth is a reminder. it is a reminder of what black people in america have been through and what black people have overcome. it is a commemoration of our resilience. our ingenuity, and most importantly our capacity for joy. our joy is worthy of celebration, and on this day we remember that our freedom must be honored, nurtured and pr
185 years ago the first black university in america was founded ushering a rich history hsbcus that took exclusion and mold it had into the also community. today hbcus remain havens for black educators, black students, black minds. i m talking about howard, hampton, florida a&m, spellman marx morehouse. okay, okay, okay. but the impact of hbcus expands beyond any classroom or campus. this juneteenth we celebrate and honor the importance of hbcus more than ever and helping the changes of tomorrow be the men are they are meant to be. happy juneteenth, baby. my hbcu experience real changed my entire life.