Juneteenth

The day that marks proclaiming that slaves in Texas are free, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

It highlights the enormous difference between an event marked by history as the end of slavery and the resistance to change, not just in Texas, but everywhere that exists to this day.

It’s a reminder that we are still in that transitionary period and racism and injustice remain unaddressed.

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