jan 2017 the first issue launched!

 June is an exciting month with several celebrations, including Father’s Day. Father’s Day is a special occasion dedicated to honoring and appreciating the role of fathers and father figures. It’s an opportunity to express gratitude and show love by acknowledging and appreciating the male presence in our lives; our dads, stepfathers, grandfathers, uncles, brothers, and other significant male figures who have positively shaped our lives.

Within this exciting month, Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, commemorates the day enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, were informed of their freedom on June 19, 1865.

Although the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, it took time for the news to reach all parts of the country, particularly areas still under Confederate control. It was on June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and officially announced the end of slavery in accordance with the Emancipation Proclamation. 

In this issue, read about The Soultown Magazine’s trip to Galveston, Texas. 

Lastly, Chillin, Innovative Extraordinaire and Publisher of The Soultown Magazine is celebrating her 54th birthday on June 30! 

To spread joy and make a positive impact, 54 people will receive a free copy of The Soultown Magazine in celebration of her 54th birthday. To claim your complimentary issue:

1. Text: “Soultown” to 66866.

2. Share your email address. 

3. The link to the digital magazine will be sent to your mobile device in seconds.

Happy Father’s Day, Happy Juneteenth & Happy Birthday!

~ Chillin , 

It’s exciting to be celebrating women during March! Women have made so many contributions and are continuing to make in the world, the country, and of course, our towns and cities of SOUL. Every day women begin their day taking care of some person, someplace, or something. Get up close and personal with one of the greatest female pioneers of Hip Hop, Yo-Yo! 

Also, celebrate a few other dynamic women like Daisy Bates, a Civil Rights Hero. She was a complex, unconventional, and largely forgotten heroine of the civil rights movement who led the charge to desegregate the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., in 1957. Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock & Roll. She was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Her flamboyance, skill, and showmanship on the newly electrified guitar played a vital role in understanding Rock & Roll as a genre of music. One more, Misty Copeland was the first Black principal ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre. Stop what you’re doing right now and thank every woman you’re in the room with for being a woman making history. 

~ The Soultown Magazine Tribe