By David Carr, WordinBlack On June 19, the United States will celebrate Juneteenth for the second time as a federal holiday. But for Black America, Juneteenth has long been seen as the true celebration of freedom for enslaved Africans in the United States. The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on Jan. 1, 1863, but it was […]
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Food deserts are deliberate, but Black farmers are fighting back
By Alexa Spencer, Word in Black The days of legal segregation in the U.S. are past us, but Black folks continue to feel the health effects of racist policies that took place when it was law. Practices such as “redlining” — where the federal government mass-produced housing subdivisions for White people in the 1930s and […]
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#WordinBlack: Texas native son talks Juneteenth: better late than never
By Patrick Washington, Word in Black The Texas-birthed holiday of Juneteenth is a very interesting holiday, to say the least. See, I, a native-born Texan, have two Yankee parents. As such, I’ve been able to hear both sides of the “idea” of Juneteenth and now, I am at a final resting place for my attitude […]
