The North Star with Shaun King

The North Star with Shaun King

Black people deserve a day off. It's as simple as that.

This country is exhausting on about 83 different levels. If Juneteenth gives Black people a day off, I'm all for it.

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Shaun King
Jun 20, 2022
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Yesterday, Sunday, June 19th, was actually Juneteenth, but because it fell on a Sunday, today is now the federal holiday and tens of millions of Americans are off of work and out of school. While Juneteenth itself is over 150 years old, for most of America, including Black folk if we’re being honest, it’s a new thing. And I saw something all weekend tha…

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