ON POINT: NATIONAL EMANCIPATION DAY SHOUTOUT TANYA PHILLIPS & JAMAAL MAGLOIRE ON CARNIVAL WEEKEND 💥💥💥💥 repost tanyaphillipps Historic weekend for Canada’s #blackcommunity with the first ever national #emancipationday holiday on August 1st.✨. . #fbf to playing mas with my torontorevellers #goingforgold section hosted by band leader jamaal.magloire at torontocarnival.ca 🏆👏🏽 . Carnival is a celebration ... a creative expression of freedom, as we dress in vibrant costumes, play mas, dance, sing and jump up to the rhythmic sounds of #soca #calypso #reggae and #dancehall. We unite in joy and elation as we honour our Black ancestors who endured more than 200 years of slavery until August 1, 1834. They sacrificed so much so that we could live freely. . On March 24, 2021 a private members bill was unanimously passed naming August 1st #emancipationday, a statutory holiday across Canada! 👏🏽🇨🇦🖤 . #blackhistory #freedom #themoreyouknow #jubilation #expression #joy #culture #carribean ...