Juneteenth!
I hear the outward celebrations of Juneteenth are being scaled down due to expectations of backlash from bigots, basically. In the current national atmosphere, it's understandable, and in some degree wise. Like not setting off fireworks in a dry meadow. But the historic moment is most certainly not canceled, it is not going away: Those who would celebrate in the streets--the descendants of those who were trafficked from their African homes over centuries, and their allies who acknowledge the... Sign in to see full entry.