Posts Tagged ‘Juneteenth’
Black History Month 2019 — Juneteenth 2026
Note: This was published in Newsday more than seven years ago with the headline “When race does not matter.” I’m not sure I love the headline, because in fact race…
Read MoreJuneteenth Is Still Relevant
Lest We Forget! The slogan, invoked by unreconstructed rebel defenders of “the lost cause,” referring to the defeat of the Confederacy by the Union 160 years ago, has suddenly taken…
Read MoreJuneteenth: A Time to Read and Reflect
Juneteenth – June 19th — became a federal holiday in 2021. It marks the date in 1865 when the enslaved people in Texas were officially informed of their freedom 2…
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