Six Art Books to Read This Juneteenth

Delve into the long history of African-American photography, bell hooks’s essays on art and politics, a graphic novel on the Black Panther Party, and more. | Lakshmi Rivera Amin

ART & HISTORY

Nona Faustine Unearths New York’s Buried History of Slavery

Faustine’s White Shoes photography series demands a reckoning with the histories and afterlives of slavery, settler colonialism, and genocidal violence. | Alexandra M. Thomas

An Artist Contends With Brooklyn’s History of Enslavement

Adama Delphine Fawundu’s installation at the Lefferts Historic House in Prospect Park honors the 25 individuals who were once enslaved there. | Maya Pontone

A Juneteenth Documentary Explores Faith’s Role in Black Liberation

Juneteenth: Faith and Freedom (2022) is screening at the Brooklyn Public Library in Flatbush on Thursday, June 20. | Rhea Nayyar

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FROM THE ARCHIVE

Remembering Juneteenth

I learned to love Juneteenth long before I became aware of the emancipation of enslaved Black people. I think my father was his happiest on that day; he permitted himself to do whatever he wanted on Freedom Day. | Deborah Roberts

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