The request to make Juneteenth an official holiday in Chicago was officially made by the Black Remembrance Project. The Black Remembrance Project is a grassroots, Chicago-based organization dedicated to uplifting Black American history. On June 19, 2019, in honor of the 400th year anniversary of Black American Descendants of Slavery…

Thursday, July 4, 2019 Dear City Council of Chicago, As you spend time with family and friends this Independence Day, please take time to remember that when the United States achieved its independence, Black Americans were still enslaved. This year — 2019, marks the 400th year since Africans were brought…