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Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D., Founder & Chairman
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(left) Sen. Hank Wilkins, IV, sponsor of
SB263 and
(right) former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee
2005 Arkansas Juneteenth State Holiday Bill (SB263)
"The third Saturday in June shall be known as 'Juneteenth Independence Day' to
commemorate the end of over 200 years of slavery in the United States of America
and to demonstrate racial reconciliation and healing from the legacy of slavery."
At the Northcott Neighborhood House in Milwaukee, Gov. Jim
Doyle signs a bill that makes Juneteenth Day a legal holiday.
Rev. Ronald Myers (right), who leads a national drive for the
holiday, looks on.
(photo by Michael Sears)
WisPolitics.com
Gov. Doyle: Signs bill to make Juneteenth Day a legal holiday
By Laura Smith December 1, 2009
Milwaukee Community Journal
Juneteenth Day: State's official day of Jubilee!
Governor Doyle signs bill to make Juneteenth Day a legal holiday
Compiled by MCJ Staff December 2, 2009
Dr. Ronald Myers, Sr. and Governor Jim Doyle
share a moment following the official signing
of the Juneteenth day legislation. (Gov. Doyle
presented a copy of the book "Juneteenth a
Celebration of Freedom" by Dr. Myers)
(photo by Harry Kemp)
Milwaukee Courier
Juneteenth legislation signed into law
MC Staff December 3, 2009
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WISCONSIN BECOMES THE 32nd STATE TO RECOGNIZE
JUNETEENTH AS A STATE HOLIDAY OR STATE HOLIDAY OBSERVANCE!
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Report from
2009 WASHINGTON JUNETEENTH National Holiday Observance
Statement of Asst. United Nations Secretary General
Luc Gnacadja at the 2009 Juneteenth Prayer Breakfast
Asst. United Nations Secretary General Luc Gnacadja
at the National Press Club in Washington, DC
(6/19/09)
Photos from 2009 WASHINGTON JUNETEENTH
Statement of Unconditional Forgiveness
Gov. Sarah Palin presented a copy of the book, "Juneteenth a Celebration of Freedom" by
Rev. Ronald Myers, Sr., M.D., Chairman of the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation
at the 2nd Annual Alaska Juneteenth Conference in Anchorage, Alaska at a Juneteenth book
dedication at the the Z. J. Loussac Public Library.
(photo by Bishop Dave Thomas)
PRESS RELEASE
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Myers invites President Obama to speak at the
annual National Juneteenth Black Holocaust
"Maafa" Memorial Service in Washington, DC
Jack Gaines will deliver a messasge on "Biblical
Reconciliation" at the National Juneteenth
Prayer Breakfast during the National Day of
Reconciliation & Healing From the Legacy of Enslavement
at the nation's capitol
(Click for WASHINGTON JUNETEENTH Calendar of Events)
Charisma Magazine
Let Forgiveness Come First
by Jack Gaines November, 2000
Click above purchase a copy of
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(top L to R) Bishop Dave Thomas, Pastor-Jesus Holy Temple, Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D.,
Founder & Chairman-National Juneteenth Christian Leadership Council (NJCLC), Pastor Jack Gaines,
Director of Reconciliation Ministry-NJCLC & Pastor Levi Smith, Anchorage Wesleyan Church
(PRESS RELEASE)
ALASKA JUNETEENTH RECONCILIATION & HEALING WORSHIP SERVICE
Worship Service Program
Sunday, May 24, 2009, 3:00pm
Jesus Holy Temple
6239 B Street Anchorage, Alaska
907-575-8506
Charisma Magazine
Christian Leaders Praise Government Apology for Slavery
By Paul Steven Ghiringhelli September 1, 2008
The dome of the Capitol is framed through dense
summer foliage, in Washington, Tuesday, July 29, 2008.
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Yahoo News
House formally apologizes for slavery and Jim Crow
By Jim Abrams (Associated Press) July 29, 2008
Click For
APOLOGY RESOLUTION
BARBARA L. SALISBURY/THE WASHINGTON TIMES People hold hands as a sign of
solidarity at a service at Lincoln Park United Methodist Church in the District on Friday
to commemorate Juneteenth and the Maafa, or Africa Holocaust.
The Washington Times Newspaper
Juneteenth a time for mourning, celebration
By Timothy Warren June 21, 2008
National Day of Reconciliation &
Healing From the Legacy of Enslavement
(Every 3rd Friday of the year in June during the
week of the observance of Juneteenth in America)
Friday, June 18, 2010
Washington, DC
PRESS RELEASE
Pastoral Letter of Support
Juneteenth, A Time of Remembrance of the
Horrors of the MAAFA In America
Statement By Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D.
National Juneteenth
Black Holocaust
"MAAFA"
Memorial Service
and National Juneteenth Prayer Service
"A TIME TO HEAL, A TIME TO PRAY"
Friday, June 18, 2010, 11:30am
Lincoln Park United Methodist Church
Rev. Dr. Diane Dixon-Proctor, Pastor
1301 North Carolina Avenue, N.E.
Washington, DC
Memorial Service Program (click here)
What is the Black Holocaust? (click here)
What is the Middle Passage? (click here)
What is the "MAAFA"? (click here)
National Juneteenth Worship Service
Sunday, June 20, 2010, 10:45am
Vermont Avenue Baptist Church - Rev. Cornelius Wheeler, Pastor
1630 Vermont Avenue, N.W. - Washington, DC
Photo By Charles Dharapak
President Bush peers through 'The Door of No Return' where
slaves passed through to board ships taking them abroad.
(AP)
Del. Frank Hargrove, R-Hanover, speaks on the floor of the House
during the session at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Monday. (AP)
Boston Globe Newspaper
Va. lawmaker who said blacks should ’get over’ slavery proposes celebrating Juneteenth
Associated Press January 23, 2007
Virginia Juneteenth
State Holiday Observance Resolution
Daily Progress Newspaper
Hargrove proposes resolution to celebrate end of slavery
Bob Gibson January 23, 2007
States That Have Sucessfully Passed Apology for Slavery Legislation:
Virginia (2007)
Alabama (2007)
North Carolina (2007)
Maryland (2007)
New Jersey (2008)
Florida (2008)
The remains of Colonial-era buildings, including the house that George Washington lived in
when he was president, are exposed at an archaeological dig in front of the Liberty Bell Center,
top right, in Philadelphia. Archaeologists have discovered a hidden passageway that was used by
Washington's nine slaves.
Matt Rourke, Photographer, Associated Press
MSNBC - Associated Press
Slave passage found under Washington’s home
Hidden passageway was used by George Washington's nine slaves
Rubina Madan June 7, 2007
Still No Apology From ABC News Nightline For False Statement Concerning Domestic Terrorism
Historic U.S. Senate Apology For Lynching
James Cameron, the oldest known lynching survivor, speaking at a
special press conference with members of the U.S. Senate during the
week of the observance of Juneteenth 2005.
(6/13/05)
Ninety years ago, Anthony P. Crawford, a successful black businessman,
was lynched in Abbeville, South Carolina, discover why every American should
know of his life and death
Historic Congressional Apology For Slavery
Rev., Dr. Myers seen to the right of Congressman Tony Hall (D-OH)
during the historic announcement of legislation for a Congressional
Apology for Slavery on "Juneteenth"
6/19/00.
Charisma Magazine
U.S. House Member Renews Call for Apology for Slavery
by Adrienne S. Gaines September, 2000
M. Jacques Chirac,right, President of the Republic of France, is shown here with
M. John Agyekum Kufuor, left, the President of the Republic of Ghana in a 2005
meeting.
Westside Story Newspaper
France Commemorates Slavery and Its Abolition As A National Day Of Remembrance
Empire News Network September 28, 2006
The Washington Times
Somber ceremony marks slavery's end
by Denise Barnes June 22, 2003
District Chronicles.com
Juneteenth, A Day of Remembrance, Celebration
By Angel Wilson June 26, 2003
African Leader Atones For the Legacy of Slavery
In 1999 Benin President Mathieu Kérékou called for a historic
gathering of spiritual leaders to atone--to Africans of the Diaspora--for the legacy
of slavery. His intention was to heal his nation of any economic and spiritual famine
caused by slavery, oppression and injustice.
Charisma Magazine
The Apology That Shook A Continent
by Addrienne Gaines March, 2000
Charisma Magazine
A Prophetic Perspective
by Mark Pollard November, 2000
Charisma Magazine
The History America Chose to Forgot
by Valerie G. Lowe November, 2000
Charisma Magazine
Let Forgiveness Come First
by Jack Gaines November, 2000
Charisma Magazine
Marchers Apologize For 'African Holocaust'
by Clive Price March, 2007
Orlando Ridout IV, left, a descendant of a slave auctioneer, embraces
Chris Haley, right, a descendant of Kunta Kinte's, and Kunta Kinte Foundation
official Leonard Blackshear.
(Mark Gail -- The Washington Post)
Washington Post
The Roots of Reconciliation
by Christian Davenport September 30, 2004
Charisma Magazine
British Evangelist Treks Across United States Repenting for Slavery
by Peter K. Johnson May, 2004
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(left) Sen. Hank Wilkins, IV, sponsor of SB263 and
(right) former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee
2005 Arkansas Juneteenth State Holiday Bill (SB263)
"The third Saturday in June shall be known as 'Juneteenth Independence Day' to
commemorate the end of over 200 years of slavery in the United States of America
and to demonstrate racial reconciliation and healing from the legacy of slavery."
At the Northcott Neighborhood House in Milwaukee, Gov. Jim
Doyle signs a bill that makes Juneteenth Day a legal holiday.
Rev. Ronald Myers (right), who leads a national drive for the
holiday, looks on.
(photo by Michael Sears)
WisPolitics.com
Gov. Doyle: Signs bill to make Juneteenth Day a legal holiday
By Laura Smith December 1, 2009
Juneteenth Day: State's official day of Jubilee!
Governor Doyle signs bill to make Juneteenth Day a legal holiday
Compiled by MCJ Staff December 2, 2009
Dr. Ronald Myers, Sr. and Governor Jim Doyle
share a moment following the official signing
of the Juneteenth day legislation. (Gov. Doyle
presented a copy of the book "Juneteenth a
Celebration of Freedom" by Dr. Myers)
(photo by Harry Kemp)
Milwaukee Courier
Juneteenth legislation signed into law
MC Staff December 3, 2009
WISCONSIN BECOMES THE 32nd STATE TO RECOGNIZE
JUNETEENTH AS A STATE HOLIDAY OR STATE HOLIDAY OBSERVANCE!
(click above or see below)
2009 WASHINGTON JUNETEENTH National Holiday Observance
Statement of Asst. United Nations Secretary General
Luc Gnacadja at the 2009 Juneteenth Prayer Breakfast
Asst. United Nations Secretary General Luc Gnacadja
at the National Press Club in Washington, DC
(6/19/09)
Photos from 2009 WASHINGTON JUNETEENTH
Statement of Unconditional Forgiveness
Gov. Sarah Palin presented a copy of the book, "Juneteenth a Celebration of Freedom" by
Rev. Ronald Myers, Sr., M.D., Chairman of the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation
at the 2nd Annual Alaska Juneteenth Conference in Anchorage, Alaska at a Juneteenth book
dedication at the the Z. J. Loussac Public Library.
(photo by Bishop Dave Thomas)
PRESS RELEASE
Getty Images Photo
Myers invites President Obama to speak at the
annual National Juneteenth Black Holocaust
"Maafa" Memorial Service in Washington, DC
Jack Gaines will deliver a messasge on "Biblical
Reconciliation" at the National Juneteenth
Prayer Breakfast during the National Day of
Reconciliation & Healing From the Legacy of Enslavement
at the nation's capitol
(Click for WASHINGTON JUNETEENTH Calendar of Events)
Charisma Magazine
Let Forgiveness Come First
by Jack Gaines November, 2000
Click above purchase a copy of
"My Brothers Keeper Not My Brothers Killer"
by Pastor Jack Gaines
Let Forgiveness Come First
by Jack Gaines November, 2000
Click above purchase a copy of
"My Brothers Keeper Not My Brothers Killer"
by Pastor Jack Gaines
(top L to R) Bishop Dave Thomas, Pastor-Jesus Holy Temple, Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D.,
Founder & Chairman-National Juneteenth Christian Leadership Council (NJCLC), Pastor Jack Gaines,
Director of Reconciliation Ministry-NJCLC & Pastor Levi Smith, Anchorage Wesleyan Church
(PRESS RELEASE)
ALASKA JUNETEENTH RECONCILIATION & HEALING WORSHIP SERVICE
Worship Service Program
Sunday, May 24, 2009, 3:00pm
Jesus Holy Temple
6239 B Street Anchorage, Alaska
907-575-8506
Worship Service Program
Sunday, May 24, 2009, 3:00pm
Jesus Holy Temple
6239 B Street Anchorage, Alaska
907-575-8506
Charisma Magazine
Christian Leaders Praise Government Apology for Slavery
By Paul Steven Ghiringhelli September 1, 2008
Christian Leaders Praise Government Apology for Slavery
By Paul Steven Ghiringhelli September 1, 2008
The dome of the Capitol is framed through dense
summer foliage, in Washington, Tuesday, July 29, 2008.
(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Yahoo News
House formally apologizes for slavery and Jim Crow
By Jim Abrams (Associated Press) July 29, 2008
Click For
APOLOGY RESOLUTION
House formally apologizes for slavery and Jim Crow
By Jim Abrams (Associated Press) July 29, 2008
Click For
APOLOGY RESOLUTION
BARBARA L. SALISBURY/THE WASHINGTON TIMES People hold hands as a sign of
solidarity at a service at Lincoln Park United Methodist Church in the District on Friday
to commemorate Juneteenth and the Maafa, or Africa Holocaust.
The Washington Times Newspaper
Juneteenth a time for mourning, celebration
By Timothy Warren June 21, 2008
Juneteenth a time for mourning, celebration
By Timothy Warren June 21, 2008
National Day of Reconciliation &
Healing From the Legacy of Enslavement
(Every 3rd Friday of the year in June during the
week of the observance of Juneteenth in America)
Friday, June 18, 2010
Washington, DC
PRESS RELEASE
Pastoral Letter of Support
Juneteenth, A Time of Remembrance of the
Horrors of the MAAFA In America
Statement By Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D.
National Juneteenth Black Holocaust "MAAFA" Memorial Service
and National Juneteenth Prayer Service
"A TIME TO HEAL, A TIME TO PRAY"
Friday, June 18, 2010, 11:30am
Lincoln Park United Methodist Church
Rev. Dr. Diane Dixon-Proctor, Pastor
1301 North Carolina Avenue, N.E.
Washington, DC
Memorial Service Program (click here)
What is the Black Holocaust? (click here)
What is the Middle Passage? (click here)
What is the "MAAFA"? (click here)
National Juneteenth Worship Service
Sunday, June 20, 2010, 10:45am
Vermont Avenue Baptist Church - Rev. Cornelius Wheeler, Pastor
1630 Vermont Avenue, N.W. - Washington, DC
Photo By Charles Dharapak
President Bush peers through 'The Door of No Return' where
slaves passed through to board ships taking them abroad.
(AP)
Del. Frank Hargrove, R-Hanover, speaks on the floor of the House
during the session at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Monday. (AP)
Boston Globe Newspaper
Va. lawmaker who said blacks should ’get over’ slavery proposes celebrating Juneteenth
Associated Press January 23, 2007
Virginia Juneteenth
State Holiday Observance Resolution
Daily Progress Newspaper
Hargrove proposes resolution to celebrate end of slavery
Bob Gibson January 23, 2007
States That Have Sucessfully Passed Apology for Slavery Legislation:
Virginia (2007)
Alabama (2007)
North Carolina (2007)
Maryland (2007)
New Jersey (2008)
Florida (2008)
The remains of Colonial-era buildings, including the house that George Washington lived in
when he was president, are exposed at an archaeological dig in front of the Liberty Bell Center,
top right, in Philadelphia. Archaeologists have discovered a hidden passageway that was used by
Washington's nine slaves.
Matt Rourke, Photographer, Associated Press
MSNBC - Associated Press
Slave passage found under Washington’s home
Hidden passageway was used by George Washington's nine slaves
Rubina Madan June 7, 2007
Still No Apology From ABC News Nightline For False Statement Concerning Domestic Terrorism
Historic U.S. Senate Apology For Lynching
James Cameron, the oldest known lynching survivor, speaking at a
special press conference with members of the U.S. Senate during the
week of the observance of Juneteenth 2005.
(6/13/05)
Ninety years ago, Anthony P. Crawford, a successful black businessman,
was lynched in Abbeville, South Carolina, discover why every American should
know of his life and death
Historic Congressional Apology For Slavery
Rev., Dr. Myers seen to the right of Congressman Tony Hall (D-OH)
during the historic announcement of legislation for a Congressional
Apology for Slavery on "Juneteenth"
6/19/00.
Charisma Magazine
U.S. House Member Renews Call for Apology for Slavery
by Adrienne S. Gaines September, 2000
M. Jacques Chirac,right, President of the Republic of France, is shown here with
M. John Agyekum Kufuor, left, the President of the Republic of Ghana in a 2005 meeting.
Westside Story Newspaper
France Commemorates Slavery and Its Abolition As A National Day Of Remembrance
Empire News Network September 28, 2006
The Washington Times
Somber ceremony marks slavery's end
by Denise Barnes June 22, 2003
District Chronicles.com
Juneteenth, A Day of Remembrance, Celebration
By Angel Wilson June 26, 2003
African Leader Atones For the Legacy of Slavery
In 1999 Benin President Mathieu Kérékou called for a historic
gathering of spiritual leaders to atone--to Africans of the Diaspora--for the legacy
of slavery. His intention was to heal his nation of any economic and spiritual famine
caused by slavery, oppression and injustice.
Charisma Magazine
The Apology That Shook A Continent
by Addrienne Gaines March, 2000
Charisma Magazine
A Prophetic Perspective
by Mark Pollard November, 2000
Charisma Magazine
The History America Chose to Forgot
by Valerie G. Lowe November, 2000
Charisma Magazine
Let Forgiveness Come First
by Jack Gaines November, 2000
Charisma Magazine
Marchers Apologize For 'African Holocaust'
by Clive Price March, 2007
Orlando Ridout IV, left, a descendant of a slave auctioneer, embraces
Chris Haley, right, a descendant of Kunta Kinte's, and Kunta Kinte Foundation
official Leonard Blackshear.
(Mark Gail -- The Washington Post)
Washington Post
The Roots of Reconciliation
by Christian Davenport September 30, 2004
Charisma Magazine
British Evangelist Treks Across United States Repenting for Slavery
by Peter K. Johnson May, 2004
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