[Editor: See also VIDEO footage by Benicia’s own Constance Beutel.] Benicia’s first Juneteenth Celebration ‘huge’ Vallejo Times-Herald, by Richard Freedman, June 19, 2021 Benicia Mayor Steve Young graduated from Burbank High School, earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from UC Berkeley and a master of arts degree in urban policy and administration from San … Continue reading Juneteenth in Benicia – it was a great celebration!
Benicia Black Lives Matter, email of June 18, 2021 Commemorate the Juneteenth holiday with Benicia Black Lives Matter (BBLM), friends, and neighbors this Saturday, June 19th, 2021! BBLM’s Inaugural Juneteenth Festival, to be held at Benicia’s Historical Camel Barns from 11 am to 5 pm, promises Benicians and our friends from neighboring communities a day … Continue reading Celebrate Juneteenth with Benicia Black Lives Matter at its Inaugural Juneteenth Festival this Saturday
Collecting our thoughts here on the BenIndy… By Roger Straw, May 12, 2021 Check out the growing number of letters sent in to our local print newspaper, the Benicia Herald: strong calls for racial justice, offers of praise where deserved, decrying of local incidents of racism, and opposition to racial bias and expressions of white … Continue reading Anti-racism letters in the Benicia Herald
Benicia residents offer strong calls for racial justice, give praise where deserved, decry local incidents of racism, and oppose racial bias and expressions of white supremacy Benicia is definitely NOT the happy little totally progressive, inclusive community many of us have long thought it was. Racism is real in Benicia. See the following letters which … Continue reading Anti-racism letters in the Benicia Herald
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