Hibiscus Iced Tea
May 03, 2022
4 minutes
by Tiffanie Barriere
I GREW UP IN Houston and celebrated Juneteenth annually. In my community it was a festive, boisterous day of music and prayer, all fueled by a huge spread of delicious, inviting treats. From sweets to meats, the tables were always covered with seemingly limitless red foods and drinks. Why was all the celebratory food and drink red? To answer that, we need a little context.
In 2021, June 19 became a federal holiday called Juneteenth National Independence Day, making it the first new holiday since the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday became a federal holiday in 1983. But Juneteenth isn’t new; emancipation has been celebrated in one
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