June 2022

GRAPEVINE

Pride Month – Michael Henderson

Issue No. 7

Juneteenth – Katelyn Sondereker

In America, there is once again another month toJuneteenth is an American holiday on June 19th thatcelebrate. This time it’s Pride Month! (are you

celebrates the day in history when all Black people inshocked at how many different months we have?).

America finally gained freedom. Before this, Black

Pride Month is celebrated in June every year. It waspeople were enslaved (奴 隷 ) by white Americans.

first officially declared by the American government

This means that Black people suffered because theyin 1999. The reason why June is Pride Month ishad to work in inhuman (惨い) conditions, so slavery

because of an event that happened in 1969 in New

was very violent and oppressive (抑圧的な).

York City. At the time, being gay was illegal in many

But finally, on June 19th, 1865, soldiers from thestates, including New York. Because of this, many

northern states went to Texas and freed the lastLGBT people gathered in secret in places such as bars.

250,000 enslaved Black people. Even though BlackHowever, the police often raided (手入れした) these

Americans have been celebrating this day since 1866,bars and arrested (逮捕した) LGBT people.

this holiday has not been talked about or celebrated

One famous bar, The Stonewall Inn, is where thisby a lot of other people in America. This is because ofevent took place. On June 28th, 1969, police again

the anti-Black racism (人種差別) that still exists inwent to the Stonewall Inn to raid and arrest people,

America today. But on June 17th, 2021, Juneteenthbut this time the people fought back. The LGBT

finally became a national American holiday.

customers of Stonewall Inn were tired of theJuneteenth is a day when people celebrate thediscrimination (差別) and violence from the police,freedom, history, and heritage (文化遺産) of Blackand so they refused to listen to the police and began

Americans. Food is a very important part of thisto fight and throw things. It was a riot (暴動), but

holiday, and red foods – like strawberries, red velvet

many consider this moment to be the beginning of

cake, and watermelon – are often eaten. This isLGBT rights in America.

because when Juneteenth was first celebrated in theIn 2016, President Obama declared the Stonewall

1800s, many of the Black Americans had close

Inn a national monument, and nowadays, many cities

ancestors from Africa. In many African cultures, redacross America have Pride Parades in June. Seattle

foods symbolize power, sacrifice ( 犠 牲 ), andjust had their Pride Parade yesterday (June 26th) andresistance (反抗).

some of my friends went and posted pictures online.

People also go to backyard barbecues or picnics,

Even though attitudes (態度) towards LGBT people

where they eat traditional soul food like corn, fried

are a lot better now, many people are scared thatchicken, cornbread, cabbage, black-eyed peas, andLGBT rights (and women’s rights) are going to becollard greens. This day is a celebration of thetaken away. This is because part of the current

freedom of Black Americans, Black pride (誇り), andgovernment in America is very conservative (保守的),Black joy (喜び). It is important to acknowledge andand they may change the laws that currently protect

celebrate this holiday, because there is still so much

LGBT people. Even today, the fight still continues!

that we need to do to achieve equality (同等) for BlackAmericans.

The Stonewall Inn in

The Juneteenth flag,

Greenwich Village,

which was made in

New York City

1997 to celebrate theholiday.

Caged Bird by Maya Angelou

Black Creators SPOTLIGHT

The caged bird sings

SONGS & ARTISTS

with fearful trill

Truth Hurts – Lizzoof things unknown

Good Days - SZA

but longed for still

Purple Rain – Prince

and his tune is heard

Formation - Beyonceon the distant hill

BOOKS & AUTHORS

for the caged bird

The Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

sings of freedom.

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The Hill We Climb

Let`s TALK about it!

by Amanda Gorman
The Children of Blood and Bone

What does the caged

by Tomi Adeyemi

bird sing about?
MOVIES
What group of people do

Hidden Figures

you think the caged bird

Selma

represents

Get Out(表していますか)?

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Internet Slang: Common Ones You See Online
Have you ever been on Tiktok or Instagram and seen English acronyms that confused you? Well today we willteach you about some very common ones!

Omg: oh my god
Usually we use this when we are surprised by something.
“omg why is it raining so hard”

“omg I’m sorry I forgot about our plans!”

Wyd: what’re you doing
We use this when we’re asking our friends what they’re doing right now

A: “hey wyd”
B: “just reading a book”

Lol: laugh out loudWe use this when something is only a little funny, or to make our messages sound casual and less serious. For
example:

A: “Hey did you get my message earlier?”
B: “lol sorry I was busy. What’s up?”

But if you say “LOL”, then this means something is actually funny!
A: “Did you see Alex drop his soda today?”
B: “LOL yeah it was so funny”