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Post by Admin on Jun 19, 2021 21:08:12 GMT
JUNETEENTH: TOGETHER WE TRIUMPH l PART 1 | ABC News
Obama discusses path forward from racial injustice: Part 1
The former president sat down with “GMA” host Michael Strahan to discuss the Capitol insurrection, misinformation, the presidential glass ceiling and the importance of unity to get things done.
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Post by Admin on Jun 20, 2021 0:38:08 GMT
JUNETEENTH: TOGETHER WE TRIUMPH l PART 2 | ABC News
Black farmers fight for their land, inspire new generation of agriculturists: Part 2
John Boyd Jr., founder of the National Black Farmers Association, has spent decades advocating for Black farmers’ land and rights. A farm in New York is training Black youth to farm.
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Post by Admin on Jun 20, 2021 6:03:31 GMT
A Black secret service agent who former President Trump said informed him of the meaning of Juneteenth last year also reportedly told the commander in chief that he found it “offensive” that he had a political rally scheduled in Tulsa on the holiday.
The reported detail was revealed in an upcoming book from Wall Street Journal White House reporter Michael C. Bender, “Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost,” a portion of which Politico published on Friday.
Trump previously told Bender in an interview published by the Journal last year that a Black secret service agent had informed him about the history of Juneteenth, the day commemorating when news of the end to slavery reached Texas in 1865, nearly two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
According to new details released by Bender on Friday, Trump two days after announcing a rally to be held on June 19 in Tulsa, Okla., the location of the 1921 attacks considered one of the country’s bloodiest instances of racial violence, asked an unnamed Black secret service agent about Juneteenth.
“Yes, I know what it is,” the agent said to Trump, according to Bender. “And it’s very offensive to me that you’re having this rally on Juneteenth.”
According to the journalist, it was that night that Trump tweeted that he wished to change the date of his rally.
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Post by Admin on Jun 21, 2021 0:49:35 GMT
Celebrating Juneteenth with a COVID-19 vaccine event
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Post by Admin on Jun 18, 2022 13:03:31 GMT
Companies Face Backlash For Selling Juneteenth Branded Products 1,917 views Jun 18, 2022 Last year, President Biden signed a bill officially recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday, a date that has been celebrated for centuries that commemorates the emancipation of slaves in the U.S. NBC News’ Shaquille Brewster takes a look at the social media backlash companies are receiving after attempting to commercialize the holiday.
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