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Tidbits- June 19-Readers Comments: Key Characteristics of Fascism; National Guard, Marines, 3000 Seized by ICE Each Day – Nuremberg Laws Went Into Effect in 1935; No Kings Day – This Saturday in More Than 2000 Communities and Cities; Resources; More

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Readers Comments: Juneteenth Freedom Day; No to U.S. War with Iran; Real Democratic Civil War; Future of Left Jewish Identity; Suzanne Crowell - Presente; Hotline When People Have Immigration-Related Court Hearing; Live-stream Socialism Conference

This Week in People’s History, Jun 18–24, 2025

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Uniformed police officer wrestles a U.S. flag from a 5-year-old picketer Jim Crow’s Brutal Defenders (1965), Free At Last, Free At Last! (1865), ‘Her Power Shall Rest on the Strength of Her Freedoms’ (1960), Simpler Than, and Just as True as E = mc2 (1940), Happy Birthday, Industrial Workers of the World!

On Juneteenth: Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America

Interview of Clint Smith by Amy Goodman Democracy Now!
"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."

What Juneteenth Looks Like for Prisoners

Antoine Davis and Darrell Jackson Waging Nonviolence
As Black men in prison, we live the tension between celebrating the abolition of slavery and struggling inside the system that replaced it.

Juneteenth, Explained

Fabiola Cineas Vox
The holiday’s 158-year history holds a lot of meaning in the fight for Black liberation today.

Friday Nite Videos | June 16, 2023

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DeSantis and Trump Among the Disciples. "We Built This" - Black-ish Season 4 Premiere. Big Win for Tribal Sovereignty in the Supreme Court. School Board President Destroys Homophobic Protestors. Why Disney World Is in Florida.
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