Alexus Rhone: Juneteenth Stories of Resilience

"When I speak of resilience, and when I speak of celebrating Juneteenth, it is recognizing that Pastor Kelsey and I get to have this conversation today as equals, as co-laborers in the Gospel of Jesus Christ."

Over 150 years after Juneteenth was first celebrated by Black communities in the United States, it was finally recognized as a national holiday in 2021. Artistic Theologian, Alexus Rhone, curated a storytelling event a few years ago to celebrate Juneteenth, primarily focused on resilience. When I asked her about resilience within the Black community, she spoke about the page 1 reality of trauma and suffering, and the page 2 that comes after - which is the resilience: the way the Black community "built something out of nothing."

We're releasing this episode a few days prior to Juneteenth 2022 in hopes that you approach this holiday with a perspective widened by the stories and wisdom Alexus Rhone shares with us today.

About Alexus
Alexus Rhone is a writer, producer, artistic theologian and "revolutionary artist" devoted to creatively exploring the power of truth when ‘dressed’ in story.

Founder of Truth Meet Story, LLC, Alexus is committed to expanding empathy one story at a time.

She holds a Master of Arts in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, and a Bachelor of Journalism/Public Relations degree from the University of Texas at Austin.

Host of the virtual faith and adult storytelling series “Jesus, Jazz & Dessert Wine@Vespers”,  Alexus currently resides in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Connect with Alexus
Via her website
On YouTube
On Twitter @UnshackledProd
On LinkedIn

Resources about Juneteenth
Juneteenth.com
History.com article on Juneteenth
New York Times article on Juneteenth
Video from Columbia University on Juneteenth

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