Juneteenth marks the day—June 19, 1865—when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, led by Union Army general Gordon Granger. He announced General Order No. 3 that proclaimed freedom for all enslaved people in Texas, two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. The state was the last of the Confederacy that had institutional slavery.
Black communities began celebrating Juneteenth in Galveston in 1866, and since then the commemoration spread across the United States. On June 15, 2021, it was finally recognized by the U.S. government as a federal holiday.
This This week's "History. Culture. Trauma." podcast examines trauma and resilience, not just at the individual level but at the systems and cultural level," says Ingrid Cockhren, podcast co-host and CEO of PACEs Connection, who examines the questions, "How has the trauma of slavery and genocide impacted our current society? Why are the cultural manifestations of trauma, that is, community violence, school shootings, etc., so pervasive?
In this episode recognizing Juneteenth, Cockhren and guest Brandon Jones will discuss the historical and current context of Juneteenth, how it is recognized.
Jones, the executive director of the Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health (MACMH), has a consulting and training background in addressing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), historical and intergenerational trauma, social/emotional Intelligence, leadership, and intercultural development inventory.
Jones holds a B.A. in sociology from the University of Minnesota, a master's in community psychology from Metropolitan State University, and a master's in psychotherapy from Adler Graduate School. He is also a 2013 Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow. He provides "the MACMH staff and board with the leadership and vision necessary to keep MACMH at the forefront of mental health education and advocacy," he explains.
Jones says he lives by the motto of, "Live life with purpose on purpose."
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