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Celebrate Juneteenth

Celebrate Juneteenth
June 19, 2021 marks the first time Juneteeth will be officially recognized as a federal holiday in the United States, 155 years after its first celebration.

We're honoring this milestone by supporting Black-owned bookstores, authors, and activists across the country, and invite you to do the same.
  • 14 children's books celebrating Juneteenth
  • Semicolon Bookstore & Gallery
  • The Black Wall Street Times
  • Loyalty Bookstores
  • Amanda Gorman
  • The Case for Abolition
  • Amistad Books
  • Monumental Reckoning
  • Cool People. Dope Books. Great Coffee.
  • Writers of Color
  • Fair Fight
  • Noname Book Club
  • Books and Crannies
  • NPR's Code Switch
  • AALBC
  • The Marshall Project
  • Lift Every Voice and Sing | National HBCU Concert Choir
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