the music platform launched a new initiative inspired by ongoing worldwide protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death and other instances of racial injustice.The initiative took place on Juneteenth, the anniversary of enslaved African Americans being informed of their liberation in the former Confederate States of America in 1865, with 100% of Bandcamp’s profits made on June 17 going to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.This year, the initiative will return, with the NAACP once again receiving every penny spent on Bandcamp on June 18, in line with the platform’s Bandcamp Fridays initiative.Our second annual Juneteenth fundraiser is Friday, June 18th.
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