HAPPY JUNETEENTH! Today, we celebrate not only the Emancipation Proclamation– but everything that Black people have done to liberate and transform this country! We will never forget all that was done to us – and all that was done by us. 

On this historic holiday, I have a special invitation for the whole GLIDE community: would you like to march alongside GLIDE’s float in the Juneteenth Weekend Parade, this Sunday, June 22nd? If so, please arrive at the corner of Spear and Market between 9:45 AM and 10:30 AM– there will be someone holding a GLIDE sign at that intersection to direct you– or just look for the float with the orange heart. 

We’ll have signs for you to hold. Don’t forget sunscreen, water, and comfortable walking shoes, and email Freddy, fmartin@glide.org, with any questions. I’ll be waiting for you in GLIDE’s float with my colleagues, Supervisor Bilal Mahmood, and other treasured friends of GLIDE. 

Not up for marching, but you’d like to watch and cheer us on? No problem– the parade route and other details can be found here. I know you’ll be alongside us– whether in body or in spirit. Now and every day is the time to celebrate Black excellence and joy.  

Our freedom deserves to be celebrated not only on Juneteenth, but all year long celebrated, protected, and EXPANDED. As Barack Obama says, “Let’s keep building on the work of the generations who came before us and making sure that the arc of the moral universe continues to bend towards justice.” 

Thank you for everything you’re doing to bend the arc of history, Tri. 

With heart, 

Dr. Gina Fromer 
President & CEO of GLIDE