NSQ - Is Making Juneteenth a Federal Holiday Enough?

Juneteenth was officially declared a federal holiday on June 17, 2021, over 150 years since its first anniversary. Is the first national holiday to be codified since MLK Day a sincere acknowledgment of America’s dark history or merely a distraction and tip-of-the-hat?  Listen and share your thoughts as JAG and TLeake debate whether a federal holiday celebrating “Black freedom” signifies enough.  Please email us at nostupidquestionsshow@gmail.com to let us know what you think.

 

Related Readings:

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-sign-juneteenth-bill-creating-holiday-marking-us-slaverys-end-2021-06-17/

 

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