The Round Rock Public Library hosted a Juneteenth event on Saturday, with empowerment speaker Dr. Malissa Sanon Ismaila leading the program’s presentation. The holiday may have passed, but advanced efforts to educate people about it continue.
“An Afternoon Tea with Malissa” was an interactive demonstration of how far we’ve come since June 19, 1865, and how far we still have yet to go. “We must know why we are celebrating and what we are celebrating for,” Ismaila stated during her speech.
Since Juneteenth has been nationalized, years of people’s ignorance to this important time in history is now being addressed. For many outside of Texas, they didn’t learn of Juneteenth until adulthood because it wasn’t a part of their school’s curriculum. But those willing to make up for that lack of education are front row and center at events like Ismaila’s.
Leading interactive activities helped to create a friendly atmosphere where people of all races, age and backgrounds felt comfortable enough to take part in topics that could be considered sensitive to some. Everyone was very respectful of hearing one another out, with understanding being the end goal for these discussions.
With Haitian-born parents, Ismaila said she was taught from a young age about the country’s day of independence, the backstory of the flag’s colors, why they practiced certain traditions, etc. She couldn’t understand why America's school system was so tight-lipped as it related to history concerning Black Americans.
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