On June 19, 1865, African American communities in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of their freedom from slavery — two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation took effect.
For 161 years, Juneteenth has been a day of remembrance for the freedom that was delayed. It is also a celebration of the joy and resilience that flourished despite that delay.
The contributions of African Americans, whose struggle for freedom shaped our nation, are immeasurable. Yet too many Black families continue to bear the brunt of an affordability crisis that has pushed them out of the neighborhoods and communities they've built.
True freedom has a tangible impact on daily life: the ability to afford housing, earn a living wage, put food on the table, support a family, and create a future for generations to come.
As we celebrate today, we must recommit ourselves to ensuring this freedom is fully realized.
Happy Juneteenth, New York City.
multimillionaire business owner who sits in filth and talks into smelly microphone for a living tells the working class that it’s not the top 2% of wealth that is controlling society, but the bottom 2%.
Hasan is on the stand
Senator Kennedy recounts Dr. Jihad's Cussy lesson verbatim
"Mr. Piker, Do you think somebody making these remarks should be conducting humanitarian aid missions?"
Hasan smirks and lowers his finger
'FAAHHH' rings out in the congressional hall
Acquitted
This is my issue with conservatives explained in a single video: They are COMPLETELY unable to practice any kind of empathy (neither cognitive nor emotional) with any out-group. Until they have first-hand experience with an issue, they cannot fathom that it even exists