Honoring Juneteenth

June 19th marks the day that 250,000 enslaved women, men, and children were freed due to a proclamation of emancipation in Galveston, Texas — over two years after the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation and months after Lee’s final surrender in April 1865. Now, 157 years later, Juneteenth celebrates African Americans and their achievements. 

Pittsburgh owes its wealth of culture and diversity to our Black community. This Juneteenth, Denny Civic Solutions stands in solidarity with the Black community, and is proud to amplify the voices of Black community leaders and businesses at a local and national level.

We encourage you to engage with the resources below:

General History

• History of Juneteenth https://www.juneteenth.com/ 

• More historical context https://www.history.com/news/what-is-juneteenth 

Pittsburgh 

• Support Pittsburgh Black-owned businesses: https://www.visitpittsburgh.com/blog/black-owned-pittsburgh/ 

• Dine at Pittsburgh Black-owned restaurants; https://goodfoodpittsburgh.com/black-owned-businesses-and-restaurants-you-can-support-in-pittsburgh/ 

• Support and Donate to the Black Women’s Policy Center: https://www.blackwomenspolicycenter.org/ 

• Support and Donate to SisTers PGH https://www.sisterspgh.org/ 

• Support and Donate to 1Hood Media https://www.1hood.org/ 

• Volunteer and Donate to the National Opera House: https://nationaloperahouse.org/ 

• Support and Donate to Sankofa Village for the Arts: https://www.sankofavillage.com/

• Support Black Pittsburgh authors: https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/black-pittsburgh-authors-you-should-know/Content?oid=17397577

National 

• Find your local Black-Founded Nonprofits to support https://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=8032 

Black liberation reading list: https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/06/09/schomburg-center-black-liberation-reading-list