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That must be conscious and work to prevent the human behavior that is destructive to human dignity and life. Economically& Socially .. celebrating Juneteenth provides a beautiful backdrop to understanding the economic abuses, trials & tribulations of enslavement. We must teach coming generations to appreciate the economic and social advantages they are afforded today did not always exist. Being grateful avoids waste. Self worth will always challenge us. The auction block of Wall street and Main Street still offer us the chance to "Pawn Our Sovereignty" at higher prices. What does it Profit a people to gain 'the Wealth of the world and lose their Soul". Lastly the celebration of 19th of June - Juneteenth keeps us consciously positioned to see exactly where and what We and America has come to be. We must examine ourselves our commitment to our Sovereignty among the other sovereign people of the world. It is our Sovereign responsibility to be at the center of our Ethnic Transformation as a people.Juneteenth keeps that responsibility before us. We must continue to Define ourselves, Defend ourselves and Self Determine our own Destiny. JUNETEENTH should forever remain a Sacred - Sovereign - National Celebration a Ritual of ours to advance protect and perpetuate the Sovereign History & Soul of the American African Experience and its People, Respectfully submitted josef powdrell This Day 19th of June 2018