#Juneteenth

(1/5) Published earlier this week, The Red Nation's statement of solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter outlines our commitment to abolition, decolonization, and the liberation of Black and African relatives everywhere. We
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So today is Juneteenth, and I know I just did a thread, but all that I had to say wouldn’t fit in one tweet, so here it goes: Firstly, understand
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Apologies in advance if the tone of this Tweet doesn't match my intent (been a long year), but...For AT LEAST half my life, I've known about Juneteenth. A bittersweet day
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today is juneteenth y’all with that being said here is a thread of why it is important and its history (credit: _thistlethings on ig) what is juneteenth? the emancipation proclamation
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Spent time reflecting on Juneteenth today and my role as a a white anti-racist. I stand in solidarity with the my Black community members, neighbors, family and friends.I read up
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THREAD: since Tuesday, I and several faculty & staff members at @UMichEducation have been circulating an open letter across campus urging @umich to let regular staff members take time off
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I think these stories are beautiful but problematic. I see why ppl often believe that Southern AA culture is open to shared diasporic ownership and it is not. Its ubiquity
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Today is Juneteenth, the day that Black slaves in Texas were informed that they were supposed to have already been emancipated two and a half years earlier.If this surprises you,
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Continuing @hrw’s work on US policing, race & reparations, my colleagues will be in #Tulsa to celebrate #Juneteenth  & to support a local effort to shine a light on the
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Black Lives Matter demonstrators on horseback ride through downtown Raleigh Friday, June 19, 2020 in recognition of Juneteenth. #raleighprotests #BLM #GeorgeFloydProtests #RaleighNC Photo thread 1.) #JUNETEENTH2020 #raleighprotests #BLM #G
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So I wasn’t around much earlier cause of work but I’ve seen so much going on in the last 24 hours on the bird app that I’m not sure where
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If you’re wondering why people are calling for today, Juneteenth, to be a national holiday... you might only know part 1 of the “how slavery ended in America” story.When white
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You can't discuss racism without discussing capitalism, the two are inextricably linked. Juneteenth is a holiday built on the emancipation of black people in America from slavery, which was *drumroll*
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155 years ago, the last slaves in the U.S. were freed.They were promised "40 acres & a mule," a path to financial independence. But this promise was broken, ultimately depriving
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the history of juneteenth- just in case you don’t know share this thread and educate yourself!! juneteenth is one of the oldest nationally celebrated holidays in celebration of the abolishment
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1/ I agree with Brian. The Trump Campaign, for some cool reason, STARTS TODAY...https://twitter.com/drawandstrike/status/1274277426810564611 2/ Last Night was Freedom Day, aka Juneteenth.I did a thread on JuneTeenth ten days ago.It's
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