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Podcast: The NeoLiberal Round
Episode: Why isn’t Juneteenth A Bigger Thing in America Today? And 10 Black People Killed By White Extremist!
Description: Juneteenth marks the end of slavery in America. However it has not always been commemorated as a major celebration like that of July 4th. But marking the end of the subjugation of a people is major. But we’re making it a bigger thing that it is. There are small gatherings here and there, nevertheless, it’s not major and collective. In fact, today I was speaking with an African American Young man who works at FedEx. I asked him if he knew that today was a federal holiday, and he replied, “no, I should have taken off then….” I then said...