For those who came to the Carver Museum in East Austin for Juneteenth, it was a chance to wrap up their celebrations with an evening of remembrance through song, dance, prayer, and meditation.
Musicians and singers took the stage, but also on the stage was a memorial with several important faces.
"These are the names that we could find dating all the way back to 1955 of Black people in particular who we believe were killed by the police," said Carre Adams, Curator/Culture And Arts Education Manager at the Carver Museum."We want to just lift those names and elevate those names as a way for us to reflect on where we are and where we need to go," said Adams.
Juneteenth is said to be a federal holiday meant to remember, celebrate, rest, and continue the fight by those who attended this ceremony. "It's not just to talk about our pain and our struggles, but it's really just an opportunity to uplift one another, and to think about how we can continue to perpetuate black joy, number one, and also rest. Our people work a lot. We are the backbone not only of this country, but we are also people who bring a lot of joy to one another and also to the masses," said Richard.
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