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A LETTER TO MY FELLOW BLACK TEXANS ABOUT JUNETEENTH

When Juneteenth became a federal holiday, a year and a half ago, and there were all those articles explaining its history, were you as surprised as I was to learn the symbolism behind our rituals? That the red food and drink served on that day represent the suffering of our ancestors and our fierce resistance? That the bursting lone star at the center of the Juneteenth flag, created just 25 years ago, stands for the holiday’s Texas origins as well as Black freedom reverberating through all fifty states?

In the seventies my family and neighbors drank plenty of Big Red on Juneteenth, but it was pretty much the drink of choice for all summertime cookouts, reunions, and holidays. And I’d never heard of the Juneteenth flag, much less seen it fly, until our holiday went national.

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Posted By: Dea. Ron Gray Sr.
Wednesday, January 25th 2023 at 5:29PM
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I followed the deaCON deacon ron link and found OOPS

..I sure wanted to know about the deaCON "..red food and drink.." and "Big Red"

Wednesday, January 25th 2023 at 8:11PM
robert powell

Mr. Robert Powell, just click on the link to continue to read more about A LETTER TO MY FELLOW BLACK TEXANS ABOUT JUNETEENTH, enjoy the read.

Thursday, January 26th 2023 at 4:07PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.

deaCON "..red food and drink.." and "Big Red"??

Thursday, January 26th 2023 at 8:25PM
robert powell

Did you know That the red food and drink served on that day represent the suffering of our ancestors and our fierce resistance?

I know I learned from this article, how about you Mr. Robert Powell?

Thursday, January 26th 2023 at 9:02PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.

AGAIN..BIA resident HisStorian...

..WHAT is deaCON "..red food and drink.." and "Big Red"??

Friday, January 27th 2023 at 9:02AM
robert powell

All you have to do is be a man and click on the link to read the rest of the story and you to will know the answer.

Friday, January 27th 2023 at 10:08AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.

So deaCON will know...

..in slave plantations, and pre-Juneteenth slaverAmericana ERA..

Red, in many West African cultures, is a symbol of strength, spirituality, and life and death.

..this cultural legacy along with distinct food knowledge—some red, was brought across the Atlantic.

The story is clearer to drinks, red drinks at Juneteenth celebrations have links to the fruits of two native

West African plants: the kola nut and hibiscus.

Friday, January 27th 2023 at 6:28PM
robert powell

Mr. Robert Powell, I hope that you have learned more about Juneteenth than you did before.

Friday, January 27th 2023 at 9:18PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.

I, Robert Powell, since 1962 have thought that Juneteenth was/IS a display of American IGNORANCE..!

I, Robert Powell, since 1962 have thought that Juneteenth was/IS a display of American Evil and Filth!

..I believe it is impossible for me to learn something from a racistlyIgnorant deaCON and a russian..

Saturday, January 28th 2023 at 2:15PM
robert powell

Then you have been dismissed.

Saturday, January 28th 2023 at 11:10PM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.

The racistly ignorants like trump$$ette, deSantis and kkk dismiss Truth always..deaCON is no different..

Sunday, January 29th 2023 at 8:33AM
robert powell

GOOD-BY...

Sunday, January 29th 2023 at 11:08AM
Dea. Ron Gray Sr.