Welcome Summer
Author: Psal121
Affirmation
There is something that happens to your brain when you are looking for good things to happen. You don’t really allow any negative things to get in your way. You are so busy looking for the good things. It is all about your perspective.
Happy Juneteenth
Book of the Quarter
Destiny’s Dilemma
An African American woman moved home to take care of her dying mother giving up the opportunity to experience a world beyond segregation. Zoraida Hughes Williams finds that some things have changed about her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas while some have stayed the same, like Hell’s Half Acre, an area where saloons, prostitution and gambling runs wild. Like most of the residents, she wants to keep her head down and stay away from trouble, but it comes in the unlikely form of an Anglo Baptist preacher. He messes up everything and almost gets them killed.
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Art of the Month
Juneteenth.
It is about emancipation, but it is a celebration that takes place in the form of cookouts, barbecues and so much more. As a child I remember going to the park to celebrate with other members of our community. As an adult, I remember programs that helped tell the story of why we celebrated.
Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Deriving its name from combining “June” and “nineteenth”, it is celebrated on the anniversary of the order, issued by Major General Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865, proclaiming freedom for slaves in Texas. Originating in Galveston, Juneteenth has since been observed annually in various parts of the United States, often broadly celebrating African-American culture. The day was first recognized as a federal holiday in 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law after the efforts of Lula Briggs Galloway, Opal Lee, and others.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth
Affirmation
When you are hoping for the best, some negative things will always creep in. But this month hold on to the good. Don’t let the negative throw you off. Like those held in bondage hundreds of years ago, they knew their freedom would come someday. Know that good things are coming.
Book of the Quarter
An African American woman moved home to take care of her dying mother giving up the opportunity to experience a world beyond segregation. Zoraida Hughes Williams finds that some things have changed about her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas while some have stayed the same, like Hell’s Half Acre, an area where saloons, prostitution and gambling runs wild. Like most of the residents, she wants to keep her head down and stay away from trouble, but it comes in the unlikely form of an Anglo Baptist preacher. He messes up everything and almost gets them killed.
Available on Amazon.com
or Books2read.com which include Barnes & Noble, Apple, Indigo and more.
Art of the Month
Juneteenth
Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Deriving its name from combining “June” and “nineteenth”, it is celebrated on the anniversary of the order, issued by Major General Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865, proclaiming freedom for slaves in Texas. Originating in Galveston, Juneteenth has since been observed annually in various parts of the United States, often broadly celebrating African-American culture. The day was first recognized as a federal holiday in 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law after the efforts of Lula Briggs Galloway, Opal Lee, and others.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth
Affirmation
This month the word is anticipation. It means that you are expecting that something will happen, or someone will arrive. This month I am anticipating good things. I don’t know about you, but there are many people in my life who anticipate the bad. I am not for that. This marvelous Juneteenth Month I am watching and waiting for the good.
Book of the Month
Destiny’s Dilemma
An African American woman moved home to take care of her dying mother giving up the opportunity to experience a world beyond segregation. Zoraida Hughes Williams finds that some things have changed about her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas while some have stayed the same, like Hell’s Half Acre, an area where saloons, prostitution and gambling runs wild. Like most of the residents, she wants to keep her head down and stay away from trouble, but it comes in the unlikely form of an Anglo Baptist preacher. He messes up everything and almost gets them killed.
Available on Amazon.com or Books2read.com which include Barnes & Noble, Apple, Indigo and more.
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