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Many Notaries reported high demand for mobile services in the past year, continuing the record increase in demand for Notary services started in 2020. As the new year begins, Notaries predict 2022 will be even stronger thanks to new business strategies that led to success last year.

As the coronavirus pandemic evolved, Notaries have found innovative ways to adjust and thrive, including the following:

Meeting the growing demand for mobile and online Notary services

Finding new ways to accommodate customers, such as flexible appointment locations and electronic payment options Offering remote notarization services to customers.

One of the biggest takeaways from 2021 is that customer demand for mobile and

If somebody is different from you, that’s not something you criticize, that’s something that you appreciate.”

—Barack Obama

“We may come from different places and have different stories, but we share common hopes and one very American dream.”

—Barack Obama

“We must not only learn to tolerate our differences. We must welcome them as the richness and diversity which can lead to true intelligence.”

—Albert Einstein

“If we wish to ensure everyone’s peace and happiness we need to cultivate a healthy respect for the diversity of our peoples and cultures, founded on an understanding of this fundamental sameness of all human beings. “

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In February, Congress introduced the SECURE Notarization Act, a bill that could have a major impact on interstate in-person electronic (IPEN) and remote online notarizations (RON) if it becomes law. Here’s what Notaries should know:

• What is the SECURE Notarization Act?
• How will the Act affect Notaries if it becomes law?
• What’s the status of the Act?
• Does the NNA support or oppose the Act?

What is the SECURE Notarization Act?

The “Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic Notarization Act of 2023” (SECURE Notarization Act) was introduced in the 2023 Congress in February. It would authorize Notaries nationwide to perform IPENs and RONs if the notarization occurs in or aff

After the Union Army captured New Orleans in 1862, slave owners in Confederate states migrated to Texas with more than 150,000 enslaved Black persons. For 3 years, even after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved Black Americans in Texas remained in brutal bondage, immorally and illegally deprived of their freedom and basic dignity. On June 19, 1865 — over 2 years after President Lincoln declared all enslaved persons free — Major General Gordon Granger and Union Army troops marched to Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and free the last enslaved Black Americans in Texas.

Those who were freed from bondage celebrated their long-overdue emancipation on June 19. Today, our Nation co

I, Too

Langston Hughes - 1901-1967

I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.

Tomorrow,
I’ll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody’ll dare
Say to me,
“Eat in the kitchen,”
Then.

Besides,
They’ll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed—

I, too, am America.

From The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes, published by Knopf and Vintage Books. C

Popular Juneteenth events happening in 2022

• Atlanta, Georgia: Juneteenth Atlanta Parade & Music Festival, June 17 to 19
• Fort Worth, Texas: I Am Juneteenth Festival, June 18
• Louisville, Kentucky: Louisville Juneteenth Festival, June 16 to 19
• New York City, New York: Juneteenth Family Fun Day Festival, June 17 to 19
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Juneteenth Homecoming Celebration, June 17 to 19

Bridgeport Juneteenth Events

Juneteenth Events Happening Next in Bridgeport, CT
Juneteenth Open Mic ~ Music ~ Poetry ~ Vendor Opportunities
Bridgeport
18 Jun 2022
OPEN-MIC USD 5 TO 10

“Dashikis and Denim” Juneteenth Celebration
Sacred Heart University’s Discovery Sc

JUNETEENTH for KIDS

💥 Kids Books Read Aloud: Juneteenth for Mazie by Floyd Cooper - juneteenth for mazie read aloud

Kids Books Read Aloud: Juneteenth for Mazie by Floyd Cooper #kidsbooksreadaloud #storytime #juneteenth2021

Black Children’s

Juneteenth A Celebration of Life, Liberty, History, and Heroes 

Title: June 19, Emancipation Day. Corpus Christi, 1913 Creator: McCuistion, George, 1878-1928 Date: June 19, 1913 Place: Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas Part of the Collection of African American photographs Description: Image of a group gathered in and around a grandstand for Juneteenth celebrations. Physical Description: 1 photograph on card mount