Posted on 06/20/2020 3:01:30 AM PDT by C19fan
Millions of Americans took to the streets on Juneteenth to celebrate the abolition of slavery, with anti-racism marches and peaceful rallies held to celebrate Black lives - as New York City and other places formally made the day an official holiday. The Juneteenth celebrations held across the United States are meant to be a commemoration of progress, but this year the mass gatherings are taking place amid nationwide protests against racial injustice at the hands of law enforcement. The death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man who was killed in police custody, and other minorities has brought a heightened sense of urgency to call for equality during this year's celebrations.
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How fun that a Texas holiday is going national...
...spppptstsss.
Juneteenth is a Texas only holiday and has been observed here since I was a kid and that's a long time
About two months ago Fake News, on behalf of race agitators, demanded to know why Black covid deaths were higher than white covid deaths.
Then just like that, nobody cares about Black covid death and provide further proof the covid scare was/is a scam
Most blacks Did Not Even Know What This Fringe, Local Holiday Was About. The democrats Must Be Afraid Of The Low Level Of black Support For Biden.
Considering Lincoln was dead by 19 June 1865, he had little to do with this foolishness.
Why dont they just go to Somalia.
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