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Library and Benicia Black Lives Matter Present Juneteenth Program

THIS WEEK THURSDAY!

Radical Reparations
Thursday, June 19
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Benicia Public Library and Zoom

In honor of Juneteenth, the Benicia Public Library and Benicia Black Lives Matter invite the community to a powerful and timely program titled “Radical Reparations: Unpacking Freedom and Justice on Juneteenth.” This free event will take place on Thursday, June 19, 2025, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the Benicia Public Library and will also be available via Zoom.

The Benicia Library is at 150 East L Street – map.

Join us for a thought-provoking discussion featuring Dr. Marcus Anthony Hunter, scholar of race, politics, and African American life, California State Assemblymember Isaac Bryan and Brandon L. Greene, Esq., civil rights attorney and advocate. Together, they will explore the concept of radical reparations—examining its historical roots, current implications, and potential pathways toward justice and healing for Black Americans.

Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans and invites reflection on the continuing struggle for equity. This program encourages open dialogue and deeper understanding of what true freedom and reparative justice look like in today’s America.

This event is free and open to all. For more information or to receive the Zoom link, please contact the Library at (707) 746-4343 or visit www.benicialibrary.org.


More from BenIndy Editor…

Here’s the ZOOM LINK:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87297469848?pwd=yGZYUl4XxF00vCDdfzpelJUfiHaFk5.1 ]

Black lives matter! And multiracial solidarity is increasingly important in our times as we confront a powerful and coordinated renewal of overt white nationalism.
…..– Roger Straw, Editor


>> Celebrate Juneteenth with this delicious poem by Amena Brown…

JUNETEENTH

We carry liberation in our cheekbones
We fold the stories of our ancestors
Into song
Into science
Into fashion
Into food
Into innovation
We follow the recipe in the legacy of our people
And it is there we nourish ourselves

We gather
Here
Together
To bring ourselves to a table where love
is always served
Let’s come home to each other
We are our own harvest
We are our own healing place

We gather
Here
Together
To heal
To remind ourselves of a freedom song
To sing for those who may not feel like singing
To sing for those who are no longer here
to sing
To honor the freedom we have
And fight for the freedom we have yet to see

We rest and we protest
We pick beans and pop gum
We pontificate
We fix grandma a plate

Our joy is our resistance
Our beauty is our glory
Our courage is our resilience
Our freedom is written
in the follicles of our hair
In each other
We have strength for the journey
…………………………………………Amena Brown, 2021

Benicia Juneteenth Celebration, June 19 2025 at Benicia Public Library

UPDATED INFORMATION …
[Note from BenIndy editor: Black lives matter! And multiracial solidarity is increasingly important in our times as we confront a powerful and coordinated renewal of overt white nationalism. – Roger Straw]

Please join Benicia Black Lives Matter for an important event in honor of Juneteenth 2025.
Program: Radical Reparations: Unpacking Freedom & Justice on Juneteenth

Join special guest scholar and author Dr. Marcus Anthony Hunter, Civil Rights attorney Brandon Greene, and Assemblymember Isaac Bryan as we explore “Radical Reparations” in a thought-provoking discussion on justice, history and healing.

Benicia Juneteenth Celebration, June 19 2025 at Benicia Public Library

UPDATED INFO ON 6/10…
[Note from BenIndy editor: Mark your calendar now! Multiracial solidarity is increasingly important in our times as we confront a powerful and coordinated renewal of overt white nationalism. – Roger Straw]

Please join Benicia Black Lives Matter for an important event in honor of Juneteenth 2025.
Program: Radical Reparations: Unpacking Freedom & Justice on Juneteenth

Join special guest scholar and author Dr. Marcus Anthony Hunter, Civil Rights attorney Brandon Greene, and Assemblymember Isaac Bryan as we explore “Radical Reparations” in a thought-provoking discussion on justice, history and healing.

Juneteenth Celebration at the Benicia Public Library

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From Benicia Black Lives Matter:

One last reminder that June 15 is BBLM’s Juneteenth Celebration, set from 12PM-5PM and taking place at Benicia Public Library.
Located at:
Benicia Public Library
150 East L Street, Benicia CA
*This venue has plenty of free parking!
The event opens at 12PM, the program of speakers begins at 2PM, and the film screening begins at 3PM. 
Featuring:
  • Kids activities
  • Live music by Bow Hammer Skins
  • Gaga’s Rollin Diner food truck
  • Kids presentation of Garrison Hayes’s book “A Kid’s Book About Juneteenth”
  • Speakers including recently elected Solano County Supervisor Cassandra James
  • Community organizations like TabiMOMS & the Solano AIDS Coalition
  • A screening of “Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches”
See you there,
Benicia Black Lives Matter

[ BBLM’s Juneteenth celebration was originally going to take place at the Veteran’s Hall but was moved to the Benicia Public Library.]