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Celebrating Juneteenth

As a kid, going to family cookouts was my favorite thing to do over the summer. Since we lived further away, I only got to see my extended family a couple times a year, so I really cherished the experience. All of the kids in the family got to hang out with each other and […]

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The Reason I Celebrate Juneteenth

Every 4th of July, Americans come together to celebrate the original thirteen colonies’ independence from Britain in 1776. I’ve always wondered about the first hundred or so July 4th celebrations. Were the enslaved Africans working on plantations throughout America celebrating? Did anyone see the irony of commemorating freedom while enslaving men, women, and children? Instead […]