2026 Juneteenth California State Capitol

Our 2026 Juneteenth California State Capitol Holiday Celebration continues our proud "California Grown" tradition while expanding "California Pan African Global Trade and Commerce"

Since long before the official founding of the State of California, September 9, 1850, both free and enslaved people of Pan African Ancestry have contributed to the forward flow of humanity throughout Alta California.

From the1846 Bear Flag Revolt, US/Mexico War and the establishment of our1849 California Constitution Convention at Colton Hall leading to California Statehood our unique journey towards freedom comes alive at the close of the US Civil War, June 19, 1865.

California Pioneers of Pan African descent both enslaved and free participated in both the Mexican miltary and US military before, during and after our US Civil War.

During our bloody and costly US Civil War "As a necessary and fit war measure" President Abraham Lincoln issued an Executive Order known as the "Emancipation Proclamation."

On January 1, 1863 Executive Authority provided a clear military path toward victory helping to save the Union while ending chattel slavery throughout America.

Arming United States Colored Troops, over 200,000 soldiers and sailors, answered generations of prayers for freedom.

Formerly enslaved men were now fighting for freedom on the bloody battlefields, plantation by plantation freeing those still suffering in bondage; also serving as roughly 20% of the US Navy controlling essential wartime global trade and commerce In American waters.

By answering the call to arms, men of Pan African global ancestry, including 1,918 residents of California, enlisted as United States Colored Troops according to the African American Civil War Museum in Washington, D.C. poised to reopen Veterans Day 2025.

Together, we will formally request U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and CalVets representatives to consider ways to officially recognize California USCT Soldiers within our California State Capitol Park Civil War Grove and beyond.

"Hidden Figures" and secet stations remain apart of our California Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, the archives and libraries secrets will come alive.

Against difficult odds, we preserve our California Gold Mining Hub of Historic Negro Bar, Sacramento County in perpetituity, for distant generations to come, headquarters for our National Juneteenth Observance Foundation, Northern California.

Beginning this160th Anniversary of Juneteenth, NJOF-California tranations from a grassroots effort, movin toward a tier one Non-Profit Organization to bring greater awareness and appreciation for exciting new California Strategic investments that one day will include a paid Juneteenth Holiday for California State employees and California businesses who conduct business globally.

Throughout our Great State of California public and private business continue to closely align with our newest Title 5, US Federal Juneteenth Holiday.

Along the banks of our Historic Old Sacramento Waterfront official records show, "previous condition of servitude" for our Indigenous families and early California Pan African Pioneers throughout Alta California remains an "open secret" fueled by Post Traumatic Slave Syndrone as shared via Dr. Joy DeGury seminal work.

Together our unique California Journey From Slavery to Freedom will come to light as we educate and advocate towards a paid aligned Title 5 Juneteenth Holiday.

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