Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterOn June 19, 1865, slavery was abolished in Texas, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
It is a benchmark in Black history and is more timely now than ever as it is a day to celebrate and champion Black voices. That said, it is a good day for the debut of Channing Godfrey Peoples’ Miss Juneteenth, a film that spotlights the staple pageant associated with the day.Directed and written by Texas native Peoples, Miss Juneteenth made its world premiere at Sundance earlier this year.
The film stars Nicole Beharie, Alexis Chikaeze and Kendrick Sampson and follows Turquoise Jones (Beharie), a former beauty queen turned hard-working single mom that is preparing her rebellious teenage daughter Kai.
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