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It's African American Legacy, Heritage and Roots of the Music.

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Rev. Ronald Myers, Sr. MD
Founder & Chairman of National Juneteenth Observance Foundation
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19th of June


WHAT
IS JUNETEENTH?

Juneteenth or June 19, 1865, is considered the date
when the last slaves in America were freed. Although the rumors of
freedom were widespread prior to this, actual emancipation did not come
until General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas and issued
General Order No. 3, on June 19, almost two and a half years after
President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.


Juneteenth is America's 2nd independence Day It's time to be recognized
as a National Holiday in America.


Mission Statement of the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF): Click here..

"To bring all Americans together to celebrate our common bond of
freedom through the recognition, observance and historic preservation
of Juneteenth in America."




Rev. Ronald Myers, Sr. MD
Founder & Chairman of National Juneteenth Observance Foundation
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President Obama was a great supporter of Juneteenth as a state senator and U.S. Senator from Illinois before becoming president. As a U.S. Senator Obama was the keynote speaker at several WASHINGTON JUNETEENTH Congressional Receptions
and presented me with a special award for efforts to bring greater recognition of Juneteenth in congress and throughout the nation.


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President Obama's home state
Hawaii
Observes and supports Juneteenth with yearly celebrations.

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Senator Obama was one of key leaders in a campaign to make Juneteeth Day a
National Holiday in the United States. Juneteeth Day occurs on every
June 19th, the anniversary of General Granger announcing the
emancipation of slaves in the South West. The Holiday would be
celebrated on the third Friday in June.
Here's whatthe NYT wrote about it on 2004:


Since becoming President of the United States (for all Americans, African Americans, Jewish Americans, Hispanic Americans, Gay & Lesbian Americans, etc.)


Arturo Sarukhan, Mexican Ambassador to the U.S., makes remarks with President Barack Obama during a Cinco de Mayo celebration in the Grand Foyer of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 4, 2009. He has recognized Cinco de Mayo (a Hispanic Mexican American holiday celebrating a historic event in Mexico, at the White House),


President Obama <br /


President Obama applauded Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel during the Holocaust remembrance ceremony yesterday. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)




At Capitol, Obama Reflects on Lessons of Holocaust

By Michael A. Fletcher
President Obama, speaking at an annual memorial to the Jewish Holocaust at the
Capitol today, said that silence is not an option when courageous
people confront mass evil
.

What is the Black Holocaust? (click here)

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From One News Now

In a presidential proclamation on the White House website, Barack Obama has lauded what he calls “the determination and dedication” of the LGBT movement by
proclaiming June as “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride
Month.”

“The LGBT rights movement has achieved great progress,” Obama states in the official proclamation, “but there is more to be done. LGBT youth should feel safe to learn without the fear of harassment, and LGBT families and seniors should be allowed to live their lives with dignity and respect.



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President Barack Obama greets guests as he and first lady Michelle Obama host a reception for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Month in the East
Room of the White House, Monday, June 29, 2009, in Washington.


Presidential Proclamation
for Gay & Lesbian Month (observed during the month of June, like Juneteenth

Independence Day
, where President Obama has again refused to issue a proclamation or recognize with a celebration at the White House,
built by Americans of African descent during the tyranny of
enslavement, along with the U.S. Capitol), and other examples, like

White House engraving

Slaves helped build White House, U.S. Capitol

Twelve American presidents owned slaves and eight of them, starting with Washington, owned slaves while they lived in the White House. Almost from the very start, slaves were a common sight in the executive mansion. A list of construction workers building the White House in 1795 includes five slaves - named Tom, Peter, Ben, Harry and Daniel -- all put to work as carpenters. Other slaves worked as masons in the government quarries, cutting the stone for early government buildings,
including the White House and U.S. Capitol. According to records kept by the White House Historical Association, slaves often worked seven days a week -- even in the hot and humid Washington summers
. One president even said that it was worth it 2 go 2 war, in order 2 keep slaves


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Obama's personal recognition of other ethnic American days,
including St. Patrick's Day (for Irish Americans), etc.


The first African American President of the United States now has the opportunity to bring closure to this ugly chapter in American history by

recognizing and issuing a Presidential Proclamation with a celebration of Juneteenth at the White House & U.S. Capital as he has done for Jewish Americans, Hispanic Americans, Gay & Lesbian Americans, etc .

Juneteenth is America's 2nd Independence Day!
It's time to be recognized as a National Holiday in America!


but refused to participate in the National Juneteenth Black Holocaust "Maafa" Memorial Service acknowledgment of a tragic series of historic events - Middle Passage,

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What is the Middle Passage? (click here)






SLAVES WORKED IN THE COTTON FIELDS FROM

SUN UP TO SUN DOWN WITH NOT PAY





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SLAVES WERE BEATEN FOR BEING BLACK



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lynching and murders before and after
the Civil War, etc., which took place in America or directly related to American history
) at Lincoln Park U.M.C., in Washington, DC, during the National Day of
Reconciliation
and Healing from the Legacy of Enslavement
at the annual WASHINGTON JUNETEENTH National Holiday Observance.

WHY!

President Obama did not respond to our invitation for a performance of the AAJC/HBCU All-star Big Band during "June is Black Music Month!" - CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH JAZZ - "Preserving Our African American Jazz Legacy!" at the White House but hosted an American jazz concert and event (leaving Juneteenth Jazz out during the week of the observance of Juneteenth in Washington, D.C.



19th of June

HISTORIC PRESS RELEASE Indiana Becomes the
34th State to Recognize Juneteenth


"Indiana joins Texas, Florida, Oklahoma, Delaware, Alaska, Idaho, Iowa,
California, Wyoming, Illinois, Missouri, Connecticut, Louisiana, New
Jersey, New York, Colorado, Arkansas, Oregon, Kentucky, Michigan, New
Mexico, Virginia, Washington State, Tennessee, Massachusetts, North
Carolina, West Virginia, South Carolina, Vermont, Nebraska, Kansas,
Wisconsin,
Minnesota and the District of Columbia in recognizing
the end of enslave
ment in America,"






Juneteenth is America's 2nd Independence Day.




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Rev. Raymond Christian


Indiana Becomes the 34th State to Recognize

Juneteenth as a State Holiday Observance

Rep. William Crawford Champions Indiana Juneteenth Legislation



"We especially appreciate the efforts of State Representative William Crawford for sponsoring legislation that has made all of this possible," states Rev. Raymond Christian, Director
of the
Indiana Juneteenth Holiday Campaign for the
National Juneteenth Observance Foundation(NJOF)
.
"Now that Juneteenth is a state holiday observance in
Indiana, I and other Juneteenth supporters in the state will request that Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Sen. Evan Byah (D-IN) co-sponsor legislation in the U.S. Senate
to make
Juneteenth a
National Day ofObservance, that will be
introduced by lead sponsor Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL)."


(Indianapolis, IN) - Indiana
has become the 34th state to recognize
Juneteenth as a state holiday or state holiday observance thanks
to legislation introduced by State Representative

William Crawford and passed by the Indiana legislature.

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The History of the Modern Juneteenth Movement





National Juneteenth Observance Foundation, is promoting a United States Commemorative Stamp.




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Juneteenth National Day of Observance Campaign


Senator Roland Burris (D-IL) Sponsor of the 2009 Juneteenth

Indepedence Day
Legislation in the U.S. Senate






Congressman Danny Davis (D-IL) Sponsor of the 2009 Juneteenth Indepedence Day legislation in the U.S. House of
Representatives..




Dr. Ronald Myers, Sr. M.D. and Governor Jim Doyle share a
moment following the official signing of the Juneteenth Day
legislation.
(photo by Harry Kemp) Read more


Sen. Coggs said, “The signing of this bill on the date of December 1st is particularly significant because on this day 54 years ago, Rosa
Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus for a
white rider in Montgomery, Alabama. Parks and the civil disobedience
she inspired sparked a national movement that climaxed with passage of
the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Wisconsin is the 32nd state to recognize


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Dr. Myers (right) treating an elderly patient (left) in Tchula,
Mississippi during a recent house visit with People Magazine.

PEOPLE MAGAZINE
Healing the Past


By Bob Meadows September 13, 2004





Gov. Sarah Palin was presented with a copy of the book, "Juneteenth a Celebration of Freedom" Read More




Governor Deval Patrick shook hands with children after signing a proclamation on Juneteenth in Dorchester yesterday. Massachusetts <br /

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follows 24 states thathave recognized the date."


Governor Deval Patrick shook hands with children after signing a
proclamation on Juneteenth in Dorchester yesterday. Massachusetts
follows 24 states that have recognized the date.


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GALVESTON JUNETEENTH 2010
National Holiday Observance
www.njof.org/Galveston.html


Take Action Now!


JUNETEENTH
commemorates
the day when slaves in the last geographic area in America where slavery existed learned of their freedom.



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This took place on June 19, 1865, in Galveston,
Texas, when
union General
Gordon Granger
read




GENERAL ORDER NO. 3



Harriet Tubman with escaped slaves at an

Underground Rail Road Station


The Underground Railroad was a secret network of safe houses. Those safe houses were houses that the people living in it were against slavery. When going for their freedoms the slaves could stay and eat, rest, and got new clothes. The Underground Railroad Started in the south states (the states were slavery was aloud) and ended in the north states (the states were slavery wasn't aloud).

Harriet Tubman’s Role in Montgomery’s Raids

Harriet Tubman


HARRIET TUBMAN


Harriet Tubman, often called the “conductor” of the
Underground Railroad, accompanied Colonel James Montgomery and the 2nd
South Carolina regiment during the June 1863 raids on the Combahee River rice
plantations. Tubman was a runaway slave and a major conductor on the
underground railroad who helped dozens of enslaved blacks escape and
led them to sanctuaries in the Northern states and in Canada. Read more..



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ABOUT THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD


Harriette "MOSES" Tubman

She never lost a passenger on the underground railroad .

Among her passengers were musicians, future politicians and many others who help to build this great nation in which we live! Little did we know her actions would help create and preserve a legacy..

African chants & drums, field songs, gospel,
blues, ragtime, fiddles, and horns
African American Classical Music "JAZZ" was born!

Guided by her “visions,” she has never lost a passenger. Even if Moses can’t fit you into her next group, she’ll tell you how to follow the North Star to freedom....



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What journey....this is my stop. Tell Harriette thanks!


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CHANGE!

President Barack Obama must put the icing on the cake and bring closure to the millions of African Americans who were taken from their homeland and forced into over 400 years which is considered as one of the most ugly chapters in U.S. history. Issue and sign a proclamation with a celebration at the
White House
or the U.S. Capital



The Emancipation Proclamation
was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862, and
issued on
January 1, 1863.



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Free! Card showing African American slave reaching freedom.

14th Amendment
to the U.S. Constitution


14th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified on July 9, 1868, and granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed. In addition, it forbids states from denying any person "life, liberty or property, without due process of law" or to "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” By directly mentioning the role of the states, the 14th Amendment greatly expanded the protection of civil rights to all Americans and is cited in more litigation than any other amendment.



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Slavery History


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Slave Photographs

Slavery Pictures

Slave Maps

Slave Ships


Part I: The Slave Trade: Early Roots in Britain

Part II: Slavery in the US

Part II: The Fugitive Slave Law

Part IV: Emancipation Proclamation

Part V: Missouri Compromise





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A War For Your Soul-Birmingham version from Erisai Films on Vimeo.

Myers urges Presidential Proclamation Read More


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SLAVE TRADERS OF WALL STREET:
Investments Banks and Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade


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The time hascome for Juneteenth to be recognized as a National Holiday in America!"





WASHINGTON JUNETEENTH 2010 National Holiday Observance


The festival is part of
"June Is Black Music Month!" - CELEBRATE
JUNETEENTH
JAZZ - "Preserving Our African Amerian Jazz Legacy!"


and is in partnership with the
National Association of Juneteenth Jazz Prsenters (NAJJP).

"As more states like Indiana pass Juneteenth legislation, we hope that President Barack Obama will finally establish Juneteenth as a National Holiday
Observance
by issuing aPresidential Proclamation,"This is another significant development in our campaign
to establish Juneteenth a
National Day of
Observance
in America," states
Rev. Ronald V. Myers, Sr., M.D."


Thousands of petitions have been forwarded to the White

House
urging President Obama to make Juneteenth a National Day of Observance and
to establish a Presidential National Juneteenth
Commission
.

"The official recognition of Juneteenth Independence

Day
and the end of
enslavement by state governments andcongress are very significant steps in bringing healing to America from the legacy of enslavement," states Rev., Dr. Myers, also Chairman
of the National Juneteenth Christian Leadership
Council (NJCLC)
and the Founder and
Director of the National Day of Reconciliation &
Healing From the Legacy of Enslavement
during the annual

WASHINGTON JUNETEENTH National Holiday
Observance
.

For information on
the National Juneteenth Holiday Campaign,
the
National Day of Reconciliation & Healing
From the Legacy of Enslavement
,
National Association of Juneteenth Jazz
Presenters (NAJJP)
or the WASHINGTON JUNETEENTH National Holiday
Observance
,

contact Rev. Ronald V. Myers,

Sr., M.D. at 662-247-3364 or e-mail: JuneteenthDOC@yahoo.com or
web sites: www.NationalJuneteenth.com, www.Juneteenth.us, www.19thofJune.com and www.njclc.com.


For
information on the African American Jazz Caucus
(AAJC) contact Dr. Larry Ridley begin_of_the_skype_highlighting end_of_the_skype_highlighting at 212-979-0304,
e-mail LHRidley1937@gmail.com,
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...from the root to the fruit. ...blues/funk meets hip-hop!

Posted by billy jones bluez on May 13, 2013 at 3:44pm 0 Comments

...from the root to the fruit ...blues/funk meets hip hop!

Blues Again! - French Blues Magazine cd review:

http://www.bluesagain.com/p_selection/selection%200413.html

Chicago Examiner cd review :…

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Tony Adamo Random Act Records/Vocal Hipspoken'Word

Posted by Tony Adamo on May 8, 2013 at 10:02pm 0 Comments

Random Act Record Artist Tony Adamo's CD, MILES OF BLU has a street date of May 21, 2013. Due to the high demand for his new CD, MILES OF BLU is being sold early on Doc Kupka's Strokeland Records site. Doc is one of the founding members of Tower of Power. All major outlets for CD sales will be carrying MILES OF BLUE after May 21st.…

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Tony Adamo Vocal/Hipspoken'Word Artist Discovered by Legendary Drummer Mike Clark

Posted by Tony Adamo on April 19, 2013 at 12:03am 0 Comments

In the summer of 2011 legendary drummer, Mike Clark (Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters) recorded with Tony Adamo on a new cover of Tower of Power's "Soul Vaccination." It was at this session a music alliance was formed between the two and Clark became the music producer for Adamo's new CD, MILES OF BLU. Clark had played on Adamo's previous CDs. To complete the mix, Clark brought on board Tim Ouimette,…

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Tony Adamo/Jazz/Hipspoken' Word & Soul

Posted by Tony Adamo on April 16, 2013 at 2:20pm 0 Comments

"It quickly becomes apparent that in the gray area between jazz, r&b and soul, Tony Adamo is one of the top voices. What Is Hip? is easily recommended."



Scott Yanow, author of The Jazz Singers, Trumpet Kings, Jazz On Film and Jazz On Record 1917-76 



http://www.reverbnation.com/tonyadamo/app…



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TONY ADAMO JEFF BERLIN MICHAEL WOLFF MIKE CLARK/RANDOM ACT RECORDS

Posted by Tony Adamo on April 12, 2013 at 11:09am 0 Comments

TONY ADAMO JEFF BERLIN MICHAEL WOLFF MIKE CLARK/RANDOM ACT RECORDS COMING SOON: "MILES OF BLU" from HipSpokenWord artist Tony Adamo. Tony has basically invented his own, original genre. This hipster speaks, raps, and sings his compelling stories, with able assistance from Producer Mike Clark and cohorts like Michael Wolff, Delbert Bump, Tim Ouimette, Richie Goods, Bill Summers and even Tower of Power's own physician of the funk, Stephen "Doc" Kupka. This release will turn heads and blow…

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Shawn Papi presents A Fellowship & Networking Event

Posted by Christian Promoter Shawn Papi on April 11, 2013 at 3:29pm 0 Comments

SAVE THE DATE !!! IT'S OFFICIAL OUR 1ST NETWORKING EVENT !!!

Shawn Papi presents A Fellowship & Networking Event

July 13, 2013 from 1:00pm to 4:30pm at the 4 Star Luxury Hotel -…

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Happy 80th Birthday, Dr. Nathan Hare, Father of Black Studies

Posted by Marvin X on April 11, 2013 at 9:22am 0 Comments

Happy 80th Birthday Dr. Nathan Hare

Geoffery's Club

410 14th St., Oakland

April 13, 2013…



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Tony Adamo/The Top 50 Releases of 2012/JazzTimes/February issue 2013 & Jazz Radio

Posted by Tony Adamo on April 7, 2013 at 1:30pm 0 Comments

The Top 50 Releases of 2012/JazzTimes/February issue 2013



If you combined all Top 50 releases in terms of hard copy sales. Would it amount to 250,000 units sold, 300,000 sold? And what's wrong with Jazz radio or what's left of it? Billboard Jazz Charts for April 6, 2013 has Madeleine Peyroux "The Blue Room" @#1. Yet on the Jazz Week Charts for April 8, 2013 Peyroux is not even in the Top 50.

Man that's how I dig…

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Tony Adamo's "What is Hip" @#17 on Lasvegasweekly top 25

Posted by Tony Adamo on April 4, 2013 at 6:33pm 0 Comments

Top MP3 downloads for the week ending April 1, 2013

Tony Adamo's "What is Hip" @#17 on Lasvegasweekly top 25

The recording of the song “What is Hip” on Adamo's "What is Hip" CD came from a

suggestion made by the legendary horn player and Tower of Power co-founder, STEPHEN 'DOC' KUPKA. During a recording session with Adamo. Doc suggested several TOP songs that Adamo might want to cover.



Adamo chose “What is…

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Tony Adamo's Record Producer Drummer Mike Clark in Top 50 @#16 on jazz week Charts

Posted by Tony Adamo on April 3, 2013 at 10:30am 0 Comments

Wolff & Clark — Expedition( Michael Wolff & Mike Clark) on Random Act Records.Are holding strong @#16 in Jazz Week's Top 50 national Jazz Charts.Legendary drummer Mike Clark produces Random Act records Vocal/Hipspoken' Word Artist Tony Roc Adamo Frank Black/ A Double Left Hook PR Gig NYC http://www.jazzweek.com/releases/2013/02/wolff-clark-expedition-random-act-records/…

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Vocal/Hipspoken'Word Artist Tony Adamo @#22 in Top 25 for Top MP3 downloads/Lasvegasweekly

Posted by Tony Adamo on March 31, 2013 at 6:05pm 0 Comments

Tony Adamo's "What is Hip' @#22 in Top 25 for Top MP3 downloads for the week ending March 29/ "What is Hip" Song Lineup

What Is Hip? (S Kupka, E Castillo, D Garibaldi - Bob-A-Lew Songs ASCAP)

Vocal/Hipspokenword - Tony Adamo Drums - Mike Clark Bass - Richie Goods Piano - Neil Larsen Guitar - Jerry Stucker Percussion - Bill Summers Bari Sax - Stephen Doc Kupka Trumpet - Eddie Henderson Background Vocals - Sandy Griffith Midi Programming - Jerry Stucker Full song of Tony Adamo's What…

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Tony Adamo's "What is Hip' @#22 in Top 25/ LasVegasWeekly

Posted by Tony Adamo on March 31, 2013 at 12:45am 0 Comments

 for Top MP3 downloads for the week ending March 29/

"What is Hip" Song Lineup



What Is Hip?

(S Kupka, E Castillo, D Garibaldi - Bob-A-Lew Songs ASCAP)



Vocal/Hipspokenword - Tony Adamo

Drums - Mike Clark

Bass - Richie Goods

Piano - Neil Larsen

Guitar - Jerry…
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