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We celebrate Juneteenth and five years of Abolitionist Sanctuary by telling the truth about how freedom gets reclaimed through sisterhood, legacy, and community care. We name what it takes to protect Black mothers from punishment-first systems and why faith-based abolition has to look like real support, not shame. 

• introducing Reverend Dr Najuma Smith Pollard and Candace Benbow and grounding in faith, abolition, and Black motherhood 
• sharing pronouns, what we’re wearing, and naming our people as a practice of presence 
• catching up on current priorities, creativity, parenting, peace, and joy as survival 
• reflecting on vision boards, courage, and betting on ourselves beyond credentials 
• unpacking what Juneteenth means amid recalling, contradiction, and commodification 
• remembering founding board service and why Black women saying yes matters 
• honoring our mamas, grief, gratitude, and the complexity of Black mother daughter bonds 
• naming the criminalization of Black motherhood and rejecting carceral “solutions” 
• lifting up abolitionist virtues like compassion, care, courage, creativity, and community 
• making the case for training, funding, and building sanctuaries nationwide 

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