Juneteenth
The first state to declare Juneteenth a State Holiday.
What is Texas?
Texas deemed the holiday worthy of statewide recognition in 1980, becoming the first state to do so.
Juneteenth is a holiday celebration in the US for 155 years already.
This month is internationally recognized as Pride Month, celebrating LGBTQ+ rights and history.
What is June?
June became internationally recognized as Pride Month in the United States in 1999 when President Bill Clinton issued a proclamation declaring June "Gay and Lesbian Pride Month". President Barack Obama expanded the recognition in 2011 to include the whole LGBTQ community. The first Pride marches took place on June 28, 1970, commemorating the Stonewall Uprising. President Joe Biden further expanded the observance to "LGBTQ+ Pride Month".
The period after Juneteenth is named this.
What is 'Scatter'?
Undeterred by the recommendation to remain in place, many former slaves left the area during the original reading. In the following weeks formerly enslaved people left Texas in great numbers to find family members and make their way in the postbellum United States.
The first Pride march took place in 1970 to commemorate this historic uprising at a New York City bar.
What is the Stonewall Riots?
The Stonewall Riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the LGBTQ+ community in response to a police raid that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
This park, in Houstin, Texas, was bought specifically to celebrate Juneteenth
What is Emancipation Park?
When freed people tried to celebrate the first anniversary of the announcement a year later, they faced a problem: Segregation laws were expanding rapidly, so there were no public places or parks they were permitted to use. In the 1870s, former enslaved people (Richard Allen, Richard Brock, Jack Yates, and Elias Dibble) pooled together $800 and purchased 10 acres of land, which they deemed “Emancipation Park.” Until the 1950s, it was the only public park and swimming pool in the Houston area that was open to Black Americans.
This iconic phrase, often said by RuPaul before the final runway, has become a signature catchphrase of the show RuPaul's Drag Race.
What is “If you can’t love yourself, how in the hell are you gonna love somebody else?”
There have been 113 queens that have competed on the show, and none of them have a name beginning with Q, U, X, or Z
This person designed the Juneteenth Flag
Who is L.J. Graf?
Juneteenth flag designer L.J. Graf packed lots of meaning into her design. The colors red, white, and blue echo the American flag to symbolize that the enslaved people and their descendants were Americans. The star in the middle pays’ homage to Texas, while the bursting “new star” on the “horizon” of the red and blue fields represents a new freedom and a new people.
This American politician became the first openly gay elected official in California in 1977.
Who is Harvey Milk?
Harvey Milk was the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California and helped to defeat a ballot initiative that would have banned gay teachers in California.
This celebrity was born on Juneteenth
Who is Paula Abdul (1962), Phylicia Rashad (1948) & Zoe Saldana (1978)
Any 1 answer is correct.
This person designed the original Pride flag in 1978.
Who is Gilbert Baker?