OpEd: 'Will there be 'Juneteenth' car sales and mattress sales 'celebrating freedom' and open to all? Will the holiday become another example of white folks capitalizing off of Black labor?' - meelanash on Juneteenth becoming a federal holiday ⤵️
teaching students about the role racism has played in U.S. history and the ways in which it continues to impact the country we live in today, rallying against the boogeyman of critical race theory.
I can’t help but wonder what this means for Juneteenth in the future. Will there be “Juneteenth” car sales and mattress sales “celebrating freedom” and open to all? Will the holiday become another example of white folks capitalizing off of Black labor?be nationally recognized — it symbolizes and means much more than the Fourth of July does for many Americans, myself included. But I don’t feel comfortable saying it should be “celebrated” by non-Black Americans.
These same lawmakers have the opportunity to truly change the lives of Black Americans in ways that honor the meaning of holidays like Dr. King Day and Juneteenth, but they haven’t done it yet.is what will make me, a Black woman, feel seen and valued. That is what will make me feel more free.
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