Juneteenth Sites in Houston and Galveston
Let's talk Juneteenth, specifically the Juneteenth Sites in Houston and Galveston. Last year, Juneteenth became a federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved Africans. This nation continues to struggle with its original sin, the forced enslavement of Africans for over 200 years and the impact this undoubtedly has on the descendents. If you doubt this, just take a peek at the brutal backlash the NYT 1619 project received because they dared to say the systems which built this country on the backs of enslaved Africans may still exist in some form today. Considering that reconstruction never fully happened, Jim [...]