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Beyond Juneteenth: Breaking The Chains To Access Capital And Achieve Real Freedom

Right now, Black Americans are still chained to systems of financial bondage. We must think beyond Juneteenth to continue to find ways to access capital, which brings real freedom.

Changing Our Juneteenth Mindset

What if we as Black people utilized Juneteenth each year to collectively recalibrate on “one single issue” like the Freedom to Vote Act, the George Floyd Act, or the Sabika Sheikh Firearm Licensing and Registration Act. 

Juneteenth And America’s Racial Soap Opera

Juneteenth is many different things in my mind. It is a chance to recognize and celebrate true freedom in the United States. It is a chance to acknowledge past wrongs to create healing. It is a holiday to acknowledge that Black Americans had to fight to be seen as Americans.

Juneteenth: The Story Behind The Holiday

Juneteenth marks the day African Americans in the state of Texas belatedly received word that President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation had freed the nation’s slaves.

The Emancipation Proclamation

Although the Emancipation Proclamation did not end slavery in the nation, it captured the hearts and imagination of millions of Americans and fundamentally transformed the character of the war.

The Real Story of Juneteenth Must be Told, Historians and Educators Say

This year’s Juneteenth public holiday, Monday, June 20, 2022, will likely turn out to be mostly a day to turn up the struggle for freedom, justice and equality that have yet to be attained. 

Biden’s Menthol Ban Follows The ‘Racist Law’ Playbook

While "racial equity" is an admirable goal, this ban on menthol threatens to do more harm than good for the Black people these activists purport to want to protect.

Did Trump’s Actions On Jan. 6 Reach The Level Of Treason?

Will Donald Trump be held accountable for the attack on the U.S. Capitol and what was a multi-layered conspiracy to overturn the results of the presidential election?

Black Women Will Suffer The Harshest Consequences After The Overturn Of Roe

By Glynda C. Carr (TriceEdneyWire.com) - The Supreme Court just dealt a devastating blow to reproductive rights. With its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, five...

The Power of the Truth

By Ben Jealous The truth has power. That is why an army of politicians, lawyers, political schemers, media personalities, and admirers of former President Donald Trump...

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