14 Black Holidays We Wish Were Real That Are Not Juneteenth, Kwanzaa or MLK Day

The history books have glorified Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation for freeing slaves, but if we’re being real, it only applied to slaves who lived near Union lines, where they could flee their plantation or take advantage of opportunities in the North. Around half-a-million black people managed to do this. Those black people freed themselves.

The Juneteenth holiday doesn’t get nearly the amount of celebration and praise it deserves. I have no idea why. I like being free, or as free as I can be as a black woman in America. Maybe it’s because every holiday attached to black culture is almost an afterthought. Not anymore! Here are 14 new black holidays that deserve your pomp and circumstance:


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8. International Day of Kneeling: Sept. 6
This is the day on which anyone with a heart can participate. At every sporting event at which the national anthem plays, you will be asked to kneel in support of Black Lives Matter and in protest of the slaughtering of black bodies at the hands of police. On this day, we will honor all victims and say their names.

9. Come Back Barack Day: Nov. 17
This is a day we’ve all been waiting for. For one day only, Barack Obama is our president again, and we can forget that orange thing ever happened. It’s only for a day though, but still ... worth it!

10. Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama Appreciation Day: Jan. 17
Uhm, duh! This woman is, and forever will be, our queen, our leader, someone we love almost as much if not more than Beyoncé. Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is one of the great marvels of the world and every year on Jan. 17, we will all strive to be even a little bit like her. You’ll rock your best blowout, a sensible, yet stylish, heel, a gorgeous dress or gown, depending on how fancy you are, and a smile that won’t quit.

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