Weekend Self-Care: Juneteenth and Songs of Liberation
Friday was our annual celebration of Juneteenth. The holiday is especially important this year during a time in which Black excellence is being constantly threatened by White Republican men. With their collective hoods off and Republicans being out and proud with their racism and nativism, we're seeing a concerted effort across GOP-led legislatures to erase Black men and women from the political process. Whether it's the overt actions of places like Memphis and Louisiana to immediately remove Black congressional districts or the more subtle actions of suppressing the votes of Black people through what can only be described as Jim Crow 2.0 tactics, Republicans are hellbent on removing the accrued political power of Black America through any means necessary. With all three branches of government firmly in Republican control, they've been able to unapologetically go after the institutions and systems that have given rise to Black power over the last half-century. Not only are ...
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