Commemorating Juneteenth
Care, conversations, and a commitment to action. These words highlight Blue Yonder’s response to ending racial injustice. We are now in the month of June 2021; we remember the historic day of Juneteenth celebrated on the third Saturday of this month. Juneteenth (June 19, 1865)…
Is Celebrating Black History Month Still Relevant in 2021?
In the United States, February marks the month-long observance and celebration of Black history. It is interesting to note that Black History Month started out as Negro History Week in 1926. The week-long celebration was created by historian and scholar Carter G. Woodson to bring…
Be Engaged: Your Voice Matters
There is a slogan that is often touted during an election cycle: Your voice, your vote. It puts me in mind of one of the opening scenes in the movie “Selma.” The scene opens with a middle-aged Black woman sitting in a waiting room of…