“Juneteenth is a celebration of joy and life and also a remembrance of our ancestors.'
. Bryant constructed a living room with a record player and a gray patterned couch in front of a rust-hued wall with bare photo frames. “The wall is centered around this idea that the history of portraiture was very different back in the day,” Bryant told. “They took pictures of us to sell us, and now we can take pictures to celebrate our joy and happiness. I left the frames empty for a reason—you can create your own stories, create your own narrative.
and thinking that was enough to end our systemic issues, and it’s not. A lot of those issues can be changed through policy changes and shifting mindsets. Unfortunately, a lot of people are taught to be racist instead of anti-racist. Now that some of the heat has died down from the 2020 Black Lives Matter movement, people are being a little bit more mindful of what they’re putting out in support of Juneteenth to make sure it actually sticks.
I’m hoping for more lively expressions of our freedom. We don’t always have to celebrate in spite of tragedy. But I do know that we’re still miles from where we need to be as far as what’s going on with Black people in this country. Not much has changed since 2020—if anything, it’s gotten worse. But as far as Juneteenth goes, I do appreciate that we have people still keeping the culture and the significance of Black joy alive.
I definitely see Juneteenth being gentrified and commodified in a way that I don’t like. But, sometimes, you can’t worry about that. You’ve got to be Black, and you’ve got to celebrate, and keep it authentic.”“Juneteenth, to me, is basically July 4. We’re celebrating our independence. We’re taking tragedy and hardships that our ancestors have experienced in the past and turning it into something celebratory.
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