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Liberation day. emancipation day. and today, a national holiday. we are gathered here in a house built by enslaved people. we are footsteps away from where president abraham lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation. >> healing the stains of racism is a very slow process in america. juneteenth marks a day in 1865. but president lincoln, actually, issued the emancipation proclamation in 1863. americans in parts of the south, held in bondage for two years after they were freed from enslavement. making juneteenth a national holiday should be a no brainer in the 21st century. and yet, 14 republ...

Whew! so, tonight... i'll be eating the gyro quesadilla from...al quick stop...in... hyde park. (doorbell) excellent. and, tonight... i'll be eating the chicken pot pie from...founding farmers...in... foggy bottom. (doorbell) (giggle) oh, they're excellent. i had so many beignets i thought i was going to hurl. do ya think they bought it? oh yeah. president biden signing a bill to establish june neteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the united states. let's discuss the significance with historian annette gordon reid. i said you literally wrote the book, and you did. t...

Got to be a boogieman so now critical-race theory is the new boogieman. don't fall for the okeydoke. it's so transparent, but people do fall for it, as we know. since there was an insurrection on capitol hill from people who were coopted by the big lie. and so, now, critical-race theory is the big lie, right? but tonight, there is exciting news about america. okay? let's -- let's -- the good news. and a nation coming to grips with its past and the horrors of slavery, juneteenth is now a national holiday. juneteenth national independence day, to be exact. forever, going forward. america commemo...

Reply SOS Children's Villages Illinois, a non-profit, child-welfare agency that serves at-risk youth and children in foster care, announces its Board of Directors, in a unanimous decision, voted to recognize Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, as a paid organization holiday beginning this June 2021. As SOS Illinois honors Black History with a series of activities and events beginning this month that will extend throughout the year, this forward-looking move by the Board reaffirms the organization's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Juneteenth marks the day when federal troops a...