'Ungrateful people': GOP candidate marks Juneteenth by telling Black people to leave U.S.
6 months ago

'Ungrateful people': GOP candidate marks Juneteenth by telling Black people to leave U.S.

Raw Story  

Republican Missouri Secretary of State candidate Valentina Gomez chose to celebrate Juneteenth by posting a video urging Black people to get out of America. "Reparations from slavery and black victimization is about to be shoved down our throats for the most wretched holiday in America," said Gomez in the video. Many prominent Republicans have attacked the holiday since then, however, with far-right commentator Candace Owens trashing it as a "ghetto holiday." In February, she posted a video of herself using a flamethrower to torch library books with LGBTQ themes, proclaiming, "This is what I will do to the grooming books when I am Secretary of State."

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Missouri Republican tells Black Americans to ‘kindly’ leave US in Juneteenth message
6 months ago

Missouri Republican tells Black Americans to ‘kindly’ leave US in Juneteenth message

The Independent  

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What is Juneteenth? Know about federal holiday's origin history, significance and celebrations
6 months ago

What is Juneteenth? Know about federal holiday's origin history, significance and celebrations

Hindustan Times  

Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. Long a regional holiday in the South, Juneteenth rose in prominence across the country following 2020 protests over the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Rayshard Brooks and other African Americans. It commemorates the day in 1865 - after the …

Editorial: Juneteenth isn’t a holiday just for Black people. Everyone should celebrate freedom
6 months ago

Editorial: Juneteenth isn’t a holiday just for Black people. Everyone should celebrate freedom

LA Times  

Juneteenth is no more a holiday just for Black people than the Fourth of July is a holiday just for white people. 3 telling the people of the westernmost Confederate state that “all slaves are free.” Although the Emancipation Proclamation had taken effect in 1863, it couldn’t be implemented until the Civil War ended and Confederate states surrendered. California’s lawmakers …

Americans mark Juneteenth with parties, events and quiet reflection on the end of slavery
1 year, 6 months ago

Americans mark Juneteenth with parties, events and quiet reflection on the end of slavery

LA Times  

Rose St. John, 1, plays with the Juneteenth flag during a celebration at Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington on Monday. Americans celebrated Juneteenth across the country over the long weekend, marking the relatively new national holiday with cookouts, parades and other gatherings as they commemorated the end of slavery after the Civil War. “Is #Juneteenth the only federal holiday …

Americans mark Juneteenth with parties, events and quiet reflection on the end of slavery
1 year, 6 months ago

Americans mark Juneteenth with parties, events and quiet reflection on the end of slavery

Associated Press  

Americans across the country this weekend celebrated Juneteenth, marking the relatively new national holiday with cookouts, parades and other gatherings as they commemorated the end of slavery after the Civil War. “Is #Juneteenth the only federal holiday that some states have banned the teaching of its history and significance?” author Michelle Duster asked on Twitter, referring to measures in Florida, …

Biden celebrates Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday, at the White House
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden celebrates Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday, at the White House

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden hosted a massive concert on the South Lawn of the White House to commemorate Juneteenth, the country’s newest federal holiday which the president said will “breathe a new life in the very essence of America.” “To me, making Juneteenth a federal holiday wasn’t just a symbolic gesture. It was a statement of fact for this …

Juneteenth is now a federal holiday. Many Americans still get the history wrong
3 years, 6 months ago

Juneteenth is now a federal holiday. Many Americans still get the history wrong

LA Times  

President Biden hands a pen to Rep. Barbara Lee during the signing of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act in the East Room of the White House. The holiday is about the moment on June 19, 1865, when Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger told Texans that the Civil War was over and shared news of emancipation, reading aloud an order …

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