{"id":1950812,"date":"2023-06-19T10:07:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T14:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alveda-king-juneteenth-is-more-about-celebrating-all-being-created-in-the-image-and-likeness-of-god\/"},"modified":"2023-06-19T10:08:09","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T14:08:09","slug":"alveda-king-juneteenth-is-more-about-celebrating-all-being-created-in-the-image-and-likeness-of-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alveda-king-juneteenth-is-more-about-celebrating-all-being-created-in-the-image-and-likeness-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Alveda King: Juneteenth celebrates our shared creation in God&#8217;s image."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falveda-king-juneteenth-is-more-about-celebrating-all-being-created-in-the-image-and-likeness-of-god%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1950812&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Alveda King: Juneteenth Celebrations Should Focus on the American Dream<\/h2>\n<p>Alveda King, the niece of Martin Luther King, Jr., believes that Juneteenth celebrations should shift their focus from race to the &#8220;American dream.&#8221; Juneteenth is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-mayor-muriel-bowser-proclaims-christmas-eve-as-dr-anthony-s-fauci-day-in-washington-dc\/\" title=\"DC Mayor Muriel Bowser Proclaims Christmas Eve as \u201cDr. Anthony S. Fauci Day\u201d in Washington DC\">federal holiday<\/a> that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans on June 19, 1865.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Juneteenth, it\u2019s more of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-embassy-to-the-vatican-flies-pride-flag-prompts-backlash\/\" title=\"U.S. Embassy To The Vatican Flies Pride Flag, Prompts Backlash\">spiritual kind<\/a> of an impact and it brings balance into what is happening in America through the years. Juneteenth also, although it is celebratory, gives us a little hint of jubilee, of healing, of coming together,&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>King expressed her thoughts during an interview with Fox &#038; Friends First. She emphasized the importance of recognizing the individuals throughout American history who fought for abolition and believed in the American dream. King highlighted the significance of celebrating freedom and the unity it brings.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We remember that there are people throughout America\u2019s history who are abolitionists, who believe in the American dream and want all of us to remember that we are created in the image and likeness of God, and that we are equal, so celebrating that freedom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>King also acknowledged the upcoming July Fourth holiday and reflected on the resilience of the nation during challenging times.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;In a few days we are going to do July Fourth, as well. So we just remember that there have been terrible times in our nation, but there are times that America has come together as well.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Highlighting her uncle&#8217;s dream of unifying people, King urged everyone to focus on the aspects that unite us as brothers and sisters.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;My uncle Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said he had a dream and it is rooted in the American dream. So all those things that divide us will not help us. I would say on Juneteenth, let\u2019s remember the things that do unite us, bring us together as brothers and sisters,&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>King emphasized the importance of recognizing our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leaked-teacher-training-video-shows-how-cultish-critical-race-theory-is-being-pushed-on-virginia-teachers\/\" title=\"Leaked Teacher Training Video Shows How Cultish Critical Race Theory Is Being Pushed On Virginia Teachers\">shared humanity<\/a> and moving beyond divisions based on skin color and other issues.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We are one blood, one human race, we are not separate races, not divided by skin color and other issues. So, if we can remember that, we can begin to come together and be healing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Juneteenth became a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/happy-thanksgiving\/\" title=\"Happy Thanksgiving!!\">national holiday<\/a> in 2022, with Texas being the first state to recognize it as a holiday in 1980.<\/p>\n<p><em>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">here<\/a> to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alveda King suggests shifting the focus of Juneteenth celebrations from race to the &#8220;American dream.&#8221; As Martin Luther King Jr.&#8217;s niece, she believes the jubilee should be linked to the Juneteenth federal holiday, honoring the liberation of enslaved African Americans on June 19, 1865. 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