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.
I swear for as long as I can remember the old head tough guys would rant “the NBA is so soft. they’re all too buddy buddy. where did all the rivalries go”
Wemby comes along slinging beef & making imaginary enemies, it’s been nothing but those same guys crying their eyes out about it. He’s everything you claim to miss from the 90s man
The NBA just did something leagues almost never do: side against one of its own owners, in his own market, during the Finals.
Live broadcast rights are the most protected asset in sports. Disney and friends paid $76B in the latest media deal partly for moments exactly like this. Bars need licenses just to show games. Yet within hours of James Dolan pulling the plug on the watch party outside his own arena, the league cleared New York City to stream Game 4 free on public street furniture.
Dolan's stated reason for canceling: a 999-person cap was an insult when "we're about millions of people."
So the city took him literally. LinkNYC runs roughly 2,000 kiosks across the five boroughs, built on the corpse of the old payphone franchise. Dolan controls the Garden. The city controls every sidewalk around it.
One detail makes the whole thing sting. MSG requested the 999-person permit itself, then canceled when it was approved.
Owners win these standoffs when they own the only screen in town. Dolan just found out the city has two thousand of them.
‼️ This is Trump’s Watergate Moment.
For months the Vice President, White House Chief of Staff, Pam Bondi, Todd Blanche, Kash Patel and other top officials colluded in the Situation Room to break the law and BURY the Epstein investigation.
This is what went down ⬇️
@mitchgoldich They love the legends in this algorithm I found. Wilt, Jordan, Kobe, Durant, LeBron… one of them is present in all the teams I’ve seen go 82-0
Trump has lost in iran. They are fully in control. Global inventories are running out. Energy crisis about to hit that will make 2022 seem like a breeze. Asia, which is where roughly 40% of the world's manufacturing takes place is going to take the biggest hit first then Europe. We wont run out of gas or oil, whether you'llbe able to afford it is a different subject. Maga has literally made everyone's life in the entire world shittier other than the epstein pedo billionaire class they support. The world is being held hostage by the dumbest sacks of shit in our society. This is by far the worst strategic mistake of my lifetime and the repercussions will be felt for at least a generation. You cannot hate these ppl enough. Their stupidity has ruined us.
"THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN PHILADELPHIA LITERALLY DROPPED C-4 ON A BLOCK WHERE BLACK PEOPLE WERE LIVING, AND THE POLICE CHIEF FAMOUSLY SAID 'LET IT BURN'"-@hasanthehun educating his community about how Anti-Black racist the USA has always been. The MOVE Bombing happened in 1985.
17 year old Wemby fouling out during the FIBA U19 World Cup Final vs. USA with 2:42 remaining in the 4th
Final - USA 83, France 81
Wemby: 22 points, 8 rebounds, 8 blocks
Chet: 10 points and won MVP
This is where it all started
17 year old Wemby fouling out during the FIBA U19 World Cup Final vs. USA with 2:42 remaining in the 4th
Final - USA 83, France 81
Wemby: 22 points, 8 rebounds, 8 blocks
Chet: 10 points and won MVP
This is where it all started
Nick Wright says Shai Gilgeous-Alexander downgrades to a Dwyane Wade-level player when he doesn’t get foul calls 😬
“When he’s guarded normally and plays normally, he goes down from peak Michael Jordan to peak Dwyane Wade.”
(h/t @HeatCulture13 )