{"id":299820,"date":"2025-06-18T01:24:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T01:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/activist\/from-celebration-to-cancellation-how-juneteenth-became-a-casualty-of-americas-reactionary-turn\/"},"modified":"2025-06-18T01:24:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T01:24:00","slug":"from-celebration-to-cancellation-how-juneteenth-became-a-casualty-of-americas-reactionary-turn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=299820","title":{"rendered":"From Celebration to Cancellation: How Juneteenth Became a Casualty of America\u2019s Reactionary Turn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/progressive.org\/downloads\/21886\/download\/JuneteenthCelebration.jpg?cb=10aa040ef205de0f1bbd00657fa07ded\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"lead\">What a difference five years can make. In the months after the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor in the spring of 2020, millions of people across the country filled the streets both in protest and in celebration, exalting the value of Black life and celebrating a world ready to reckon with the ills that came before. Part of this reckoning was the shift toward a widespread recognition and endorsement of Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating <a href=\"https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu\/explore\/stories\/what-juneteenth\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (the delayed liberation)\">the delayed liberation<\/a> of enslaved Black Texans on June 19, 1865.<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly, a celebration that had long been neglected in national discourse despite its prominence in Black communities was being honored with city-wide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/news\/americans-celebrate-juneteenth-2021-see-11-powerful-photos-t222902\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (festivals)\">festivals<\/a>, official <a href=\"https:\/\/trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov\/briefings-statements\/presidential-message-juneteenth-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (proclamations)\">proclamations<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2024\/06\/18\/what-is-juneteenth-federal-holiday-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (federal recognition)\">federal recognition<\/a>. For the first time in modern history, Juneteenth was seen as part of the American story. It was new to some people\u2014OK, most people. And in all honesty, because I grew up attending mostly white schools, I did not learn about Juneteenth until my sophomore year of college at a pre-law summer institute for students of color. So, I wasn\u2019t too far ahead of the curve myself.<\/p>\n<p>But even if they came late to the party, starting in the summer of 2020, people came. By 2021, more than half of all states had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2023\/06\/09\/more-than-half-of-states-now-recognize-juneteenth-as-an-official-holiday\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (declared)\">declared<\/a> Juneteenth an official holiday or observance. That June, President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/biden-juneteenth-federal-holiday-9bb62a3448376e05d87ac79cf27970d2\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (signed)\">signed<\/a> legislation making it a federal holiday\u2014an act supported overwhelmingly in Congress. Cities like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlc.org\/article\/2021\/06\/15\/how-american-cities-celebrate-juneteenth\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (hosted)\">hosted<\/a> large-scale public celebrations. In smaller Illinois towns like <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/plano-illinois-juneteenth-2025-events-despite-being-state-recognize-day-holiday\/15802283\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (Plano)\">Plano<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2025\/03\/11\/organizers-cancel-elgins-juneteenth-event-after-date-it-wanted-was-given-to-michelada-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (Elgin)\">Elgin<\/a>, community organizers held block parties, history panels, and musical performances\u2014efforts often led by Black community leaders working in tandem with local governments.<\/p>\n<p>But today, five years later, that hopeful momentum in the movement for racial justice that initially spurred Juneteenth\u2019s broader recognition has died. The promises of progress have been broken, and in many ways forgotten as any hopeful momentum has largely vanished. Instead of expansion, we are witnessing a quiet retreat\u2014one driven by fear, political backlash, and a renewed commitment to forgetting.<\/p>\n<p>Today, cities across the country have canceled or scaled back Juneteenth events, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/cities-cancel-juneteenth-celebrations-2066715\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (citing everything)\">citing everything<\/a> from logistical challenges to safety concerns to rising costs. The underlying reason, however, seems clear: Without will, there is no way. And in these trying times of racial revocation, the will to push something of this nature is just not there\u2014especially with the current presidential administration introducing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cdjy1jmvvwzo\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (punitive measures)\">punitive measures<\/a> for anything they deem to be anti-American.<\/p>\n<p>The tide began to turn last year in Akron, Ohio, where Mayor Shammas Malik<a href=\"https:\/\/signalakron.org\/city-council-mayors-office-controversial-juneteenth-event-cancellations\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window ( canceled)\"> canceled<\/a> all Juneteenth-related events on city property following a letter from eight council members who raised safety concerns around security after a shooting a couple weeks prior. Community leaders criticized the move as reactionary and dismissive of the holiday\u2019s significance. While concerns around safety may have seemed legitimate, the lack of community engagement and efforts on saving the event speaks to the seeming insignificance of the day. It showed that Juneteenth was something that could be canceled seemingly on a whim.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the Illinois towns, Juneteenth celebrations were scrapped entirely. In Elgin, the city government <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/2025\/03\/11\/organizers-cancel-elgins-juneteenth-event-after-date-it-wanted-was-given-to-michelada-festival\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (permitted)\">permitted<\/a> the event space on the date organizers requested instead to a music festival. In Plano, the annual event was <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/plano-illinois-juneteenth-2025-events-despite-being-state-recognize-day-holiday\/15802283\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (canceled)\">canceled<\/a> by organizers without a clear explanation, but citing negative feedback. The message is clear: Juneteenth is no longer seen as essential or even welcome in public life.<\/p>\n<p>The broader political climate cannot be ignored. Since returning to the national stage, Donald Trump and his allies have made <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/politics\/watch-trump-says-u-s-will-be-woke-no-longer\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (dismantling &#x201C;woke culture&#x201D;)\">dismantling \u201cwoke culture\u201d<\/a> a central theme of their agenda. The term \u201cwoke,\u201d once used by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phillytrib.com\/commentary\/woke-is-a-political-term-with-a-long-and-complicated-history\/article_c2c591d5-b9a7-5b8b-ae8c-f8632e6682de.html\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (Black thought leaders)\">Black thought leaders<\/a> and dating back <a href=\"https:\/\/naacp.org\/resources\/reclaiming-word-woke-part-african-american-culture\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (decades)\">decades<\/a> to signify social awareness and anti-racist consciousness, has been weaponized by anti-Black conservatives loyal to Donald Trump and Elon Musk to discredit virtually all racial justice efforts. The right\u2019s attack on \u201cwokeness\u201d has since extended into the world of policy, as the Trump Administration and Republican lawmakers engage in nonsensical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/ending-radical-and-wasteful-government-dei-programs-and-preferencing\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (attacks)\">attacks<\/a> on perceived \u201cdiversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)\u201d initiatives.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis has led the charge in<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ron-desantis-florida-race-and-ethnicity-education-353417231de0a790c8e290479a5e52b8\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window ( banning)\"> banning<\/a> the Advanced Placement African American Studies course, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wptv.com\/news\/education\/floridas-governor-to-sign-critical-race-theory-education-bill-into-law\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (restricting)\">restricting<\/a> discussions of systemic racism in classrooms, and <a href=\"https:\/\/pen.org\/florida-book-bans-not-a-hoax\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (removing)\">removing<\/a> books from libraries that even mention race or racism. Across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/05\/15\/red-states-join-trump-dei-fight\/83518866007\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (red states)\">red states<\/a>, lawmakers have defunded diversity programs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/apr\/09\/anti-protest-bills-trump\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (criminalized protest)\">criminalized protest<\/a>, and launched attacks on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ap.org\/news-highlights\/spotlights\/2025\/black-churches-back-embattled-smithsonian-african-american-history-museum-after-trumps-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (cultural institutions)\">cultural institutions<\/a> that commemorate Black history, including museums. Earlier this year, in sweeping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/03\/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (Executive Orders)\">Executive Orders<\/a> claiming to bring \u201csanity\u201d back to American history, the Trump team has threatened cuts to Smithsonian institutions like the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and has asked Vice President J.D. Vance to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-smithsonian-executive-order-improper-ideology\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (oversee efforts)\">oversee efforts<\/a> to remove ideology the administration doesn\u2019t like from all areas of the institution, including museums, education and research centers, and even the National Zoo. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/03\/continuing-the-reduction-of-the-federal-bureaucracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (Other cuts)\">Other cuts<\/a> under the guise of waste threaten the education of Black history in states like Virginia with funding removed from <a href=\"https:\/\/virginiamercury.com\/2025\/04\/07\/va-institutions-face-uncertainty-as-trump-admin-suspends-museum-and-library-agency\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (numerous)\">numerous<\/a> libraries and museums including African American history displays.<\/p>\n<p>The rollback of Juneteenth celebrations is part of a much larger pattern: the narrowing of public memory. The same cities that issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/news\/local\/indianapolis\/2020\/06\/08\/indianapolis-declares-racism-public-health-crisis\/5323769002\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (resolutions)\">resolutions<\/a> in 2020 declaring racism a public health crisis are now quietly moving on. Media coverage is virtually nonexistent. Politicians who once stood on stages waving Pan-African flags, or, for some reason, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-52978780\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (donning kente cloth)\">donning kente cloth<\/a>, are now silent\u2014or worse, complicit.<\/p>\n<p>These moves are not just political backlash\u2014they are an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/transcripts\/1246322309\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (orchestrated campaign)\">orchestrated campaign<\/a> to erase history and silence Black voices. Far beyond just undoing the policies passed during the \u201cracial reckoning\u201d of 2020, the instigators of this backlash are actively working to erase the memory of that period altogether.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But Juneteenth, by its very nature, is resistant to erasure. It is a holiday born of delay, of resistance, of the refusal to be forgotten. The first Juneteenth was not celebrated with the permission of power, but in defiance of it. That legacy endures, and in spite of cancellations, some communities are forging ahead, even absent the support they saw five years ago.<\/p>\n<p>In Hamilton, Ohio, although last year\u2019s Juneteenth celebration was canceled, local nonprofits<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wcpo.com\/news\/local-news\/butler-county\/hamilton\/non-profits-in-hamilton-to-host-juneteenth-event-after-city-cancels?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window ( stepped in)\"> stepped in<\/a> to organize an alternative event that included a parade. A similar shift recently unfolded in Indianapolis, where the city\u2019s annual Juneteenth parade was canceled due to what city officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/news\/local\/indianapolis\/2025\/04\/28\/why-2025-indy-juneteenth-parade-was-canceled-indianapolis-indiana-fairgrounds-juneteenth-festival\/83277980007\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (described)\">described<\/a> as scheduling conflicts and a lack of available public venues. The announcement was met with confusion and frustration from local organizers who had been preparing for months, leaving them feeling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfyi.org\/news\/articles\/indy-juneteenth-parade-on-hold-for-2025\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (heartbroken)\">heartbroken<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than abandon the celebration, organizers <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/news\/local\/indianapolis\/2025\/04\/28\/why-2025-indy-juneteenth-parade-was-canceled-indianapolis-indiana-fairgrounds-juneteenth-festival\/83277980007\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Link opens in new window (quickly pivoted)\">quickly pivoted<\/a> and secured the Indiana State Fairgrounds for a large-scale Juneteenth festival. Though the change in venue will alter the familiar community feel of the parade, it will allow the event to continue with live performances, vendors, and educational booths, all refusing to let the day go unrecognized.<\/p>\n<p>As local governments move further away from the promises made just a few years ago, the larger question of the future of Juneteenth commemoration is left to the communities themselves. What happens next depends on whether the communities that pushed Juneteenth into the national consciousness see the value of continuing to promote the advancement of the holiday, and will to push again. Part of that push means insisting that public memory is not a luxury, but a necessity. It means organizing locally, even when city halls close their doors. It means reminding both our leaders in government and the rest of the country\u2014again\u2014that no amount of censorship, budget-cutting, or political gaslighting can erase the truth.<\/p>\n<p>Five years ago, our country seemed ready to reckon with a little bit of the truth. Today, it seems desperate to forget. But the story of Juneteenth, as with many stories in our history, is still being written. Whether we choose to celebrate it\u2014or cancel it\u2014will say more about our nation than any parade ever could.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a difference five years can make. 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