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NAAM Is Putting on Its First Juneteenth Week


NAAM Is Putting on Its First Juneteenth Week
Across nine days, the museum presents 10 events to commemorate the holiday, both online and in person.
By
Stefan Milne
6/11/2021 at 9:50am
NAAM s choir on the steps of St. Therese Church. 
On June 15, the BlkFreedom Collective, a group of 10 African American museums from across the country, will come together ahead of Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. and, as of May 13, is an official Washington holiday. Each museum has picked a word from the Negro National Anthem Lift Every Voice and Sing to represent its segment of the virtual event. For its part, Seattle’s Northwest African American Museum has taken that title to heart: NAAM picked the word “hope” and—since president and CEO LaNesha DeBardelaben figured choirs are founts of it—started its own choir.  ....

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Washington community leaders see some progress in racial justice since George Floyd's death, but far from enough


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Washington community leaders see some progress in racial justice since George Floyd’s death, but far from enough
By Melissa Hellmann, The Seattle Times
Published: May 30, 2021, 10:56am
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George Floyd’s murder by then Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin served as a wake-up call for many. It sparked months of civil unrest and promises by companies and lawmakers to dismantle anti-Blackness.
As Black community leaders look back over the past year, they say that not enough has changed. While they expressed hope that public perception of racism has shifted, they wondered if it would survive for the long haul.
In a state where Black people make up 4.4% of the population, some Black leaders in Washington say they have become more resolute in their communities’ liberation. In the past year they created funding opportunities for Black-led organizations, started racial equity consulting firms, and spearheaded legislation to hold l ....

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