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
holiday, so you know we had to do it big tonight, y all know, that right, right? we ve got the recollective orchestra here tonight. it s the first time that an all-black orchestra is performing at the hollywood both. give it up, yeah. yes, yes, yes. now, this is a global celebration, right, and everybody is invited to the cookout, but listen here, all right. we re going to do something real nice tonight. we re going to celebrate our black freedom and black people, okay, but, look, we still have to manage our blackness, y all. ain t no it s the freedom for me t-shirts, ain t no freedom is a vibe, napkins and fans, we ain t going to do none of that tonight. we re going to get love as if it was out there performing. get some noise, make some noise, make some noise now.