NFL community commemorates Juneteenth holiday

Juneteenth recognizes the end of slavery in United States of America and marks the anniversary of June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers landed in Galveston, Texas, and announced that slavery was no more and that the Civil War had concluded.

In June 2020, Commissioner Roger Goodell announced that the league would recognize Juneteenth as a holiday and the league’s offices would be closed in observance.

On Sunday, teams from across the league have observed the day and its impact across social media.

A day to listen, learn and commemorate. #Juneteenth pic.twitter.com/JaE36xexQi

Happy Juneteenth! Today we commemorate, listen, and learn Black history.#juneteenth2022 pic.twitter.com/q1Aa8sKJWS

Juneteenth is a day for celebration and to recognize the freedom, strength and courage of African American people.

Today, and every day, we celebrate Freedom. pic.twitter.com/QAT5z6XbKE

Together we learn.

Together we reflect.

Together we celebrate.#Juneteenth pic.twitter.com/d4FFvDROZr

Happy #Juneteenth! https://t.co/6nQQU7igGP

On this #Juneteenth, we reflect and celebrate freedom. pic.twitter.com/Fld6QM1S9W

learn. reflect. celebrate. grow. #Juneteenth pic.twitter.com/DsmOAp0OTE

In honor of #Juneteenth, Trent McDuffie & Justin Reid visited the @NLBMuseumKC with athletes from Lincoln College Prep to learn about the history of inclusion of the black community that was made possible through baseball & how sports further the pursuit of equality and equity. pic.twitter.com/pqGSq645jv

Today is a day of reflection, education & celebration.

Patriots players, along with students from the MLK School in Dorchester, share what #Juneteenth means to them. pic.twitter.com/X23mgEprV3

Today we celebrate freedom. #Juneteenth pic.twitter.com/Y1qirqfpth

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Today we honor and celebrate the official emancipation of enslaved Black Americans while recognizing that there’s still work to do to combat racism in our society. pic.twitter.com/AI3gmBIrmx

A day to celebrate, educate, reflect, take action, and inspire change for a better future. pic.twitter.com/rJ1MJeZCw7

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“Freedom is never granted; it is won." – Outeast Native and Civil Rights Activist A. Phillip Randolph#Juneteenth pic.twitter.com/jwMeAKlEKX

Celebrating #Juneteenth

Learn more about the history at https://t.co/7iydYnzvbD pic.twitter.com/EZQxAuhVHl

Today we learn.
Today we reflect.
Today we celebrate freedom.

To learn more » https://t.co/zgIS5iJhkr#InspireChange x #Juneteenth pic.twitter.com/F9gCoZqkgZ

Today we honor #Juneteenth.

One people, one cause, one destiny. pic.twitter.com/4jnpXjtio9

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