Reflections on Juneteenth, Father's Day and the Black Dads America Keeps in Bondage
This past weekend America had its first federal recognition of Juneteenth as a holiday as well as Father's Day, as a disproportionate amount of Black men are incarcerated all over the nation.
This past weekend the United States observed two separate holidays; one a new federally designated day of acknowledging the emancipation of enslaved Africans, the other a decades-old commemoration of fathers and fatherhood. This year June…
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