As the heat and humidity rise and we grow closer to the Summer Solstice, we want to recognize all that this month of June holds space for within our communities: Gun Violence Prevention Awareness, Immigrant Heritage, Juneteenth, LGBTQIA+ PRIDE, Men’s Health, Mental Health and PTSD Awareness, and National Safety Month.

On this Juneteenth, I hope we can celebrate Freedom (I use this term loosely and personally as a black person). Freedom we’re longing for, Freedom we lost, and the Freedom we live for.