"If we don't fully understand and account for slavery's history in this country, we won't understand how it shaped the political, economic and social infrastructure of this country and the landscape of inequality today."
As Black men in prison, we live the tension between celebrating the abolition of slavery and struggling inside the system that replaced it.
The holiday’s 158-year history holds a lot of meaning in the fight for Black liberation today.
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Young people are with this movement because they understand it is not about left and right and the normal politics — it’s about right versus wrong.
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The murder of George Floyd fueled the largest demonstrations for justice, liberation, and transformative policy change in American history. We are now living through a period of backlash to that moment. Juneteenth calls us to the work that remains.
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