This week, Black folks all around the country are gearing up to observe and honor Juneteenth. Marking the holiday’s 156th anniversary, June 19—or “Jubilee Day” or “Freedom Day”—commemorates the day that the last enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas were finally notified of their freedom (even though they had …
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