Juneteenth isn’t the 'other' Independence Day, it is *the* Independence Day.
, and, as of today, 45 states and Washington, D.C., recognize the day as a state holiday.
After all, what is freedom when you’re seen and treated as subhuman? From the original Juneteenth to the present day, Black people have endured a continuous fight for equality and a different kind of freedom. In a country that prides itself on being the “land of the free,” this is just one of our many national contradictions and hypocrisies, another one of which is, notably, right around the corner: The 4th of July. It’s a day meant to
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