Hello everyone. Today is Juneteenth — an important day in American history. It was this day on June 19, 1865, when the last group of enslaved Africans held in Texas were freed, years after Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. It took far too long for this date to be recognized. There is a widespread awakening in our country that is causing us all to look closer — at what we overlook, and what we recognize and emphasize. We are awakening to a recognition that eliminating racism falls on the shoulders of each and every one of us.