Did you know what Juneteenth was before this year? (holidays, Minnesota, school)

[InformedConsent]

Originally Posted by BigCityDreamer

Black people need to understand that those who cause them the most harm by far are other black people.

That is the real “slavery” today.

Actually, it's Democrat politicians and other Black people. Look at Chicago, Baltimore, etc. Democrat-governed. Black on Black homicides and crime.

[kell490]

Originally Posted by BigCityDreamer

Black people need to understand that those who cause them the most harm by far are other black people.

That is the real “slavery” today.

Do you feel White people did African Americans a favor by bringing them to America?

[Grainraiser]

I live in Texas so I have always been aware of Juneteenth. I always considered it a regional holiday.

[Grainraiser]

Originally Posted by BigCityDreamer

Black people need to understand that those who cause them the most harm by far are other black people.

That is the real “slavery” today.

The oppressors always blame it on someone else or claim it is false. Been this way since the beginning of time.

[Ohiogirl81]

Yes I've heard of it - Cincinnati has had a Juneteenth Festival every year since the late 80s.

Originally Posted by kell490

I have to admit I never heard of the day until the news started reporting about Trumps rally scheduled on the same day. I don't remember this being taught in schools I went to school in Southern California 1974-1987.

I didn't stop learning after I left high school. Did you?

Originally Posted by MikMal

Nope, and I really don't care. This whole BLM crap with their honoring criminals, "protesting" by rioting, burning, and looting our towns and cities, and the vandalizing of historical sites doesn't earn them one iota of respect from me.

Juneteenth doesn't have anything to do with BLM, except maybe in some very small minds.

Originally Posted by Mongobongo

I'd heard of it but just thought it was more made up crap like Kwanzaa. I was right.

When you're wrong, I guess you're really wrong!

[Indigo Cardinal]

I learned about it when I lived in Tulsa for a few years in the 90's. There was a Juneteenth celebration pretty much right in front of the building where I worked. My coworkers and I would go up and down to check it out. I'd also read about the Black Wall Street Massacre in an article in the Tulsa World (newspaper) at the time.

[ATX Wahine]

Juneteenth is historically a Texas thing. People don’t walk around wishing each other a Happy Juneteenth, as I witnessed all over social media on Friday. Black families gather, barbecue, things like that. It’s pretty low-key. A white person wishing a black person a “happy Juneteenth” is literally the equivalent of saying “I’m so glad y’all aren’t slaves anymore!” A bit tone-deaf.

The day belongs to black Americans. White people need to stay out of this one.

[metrocardigan]

Yes, I learned about it years ago when I saw it listed on my iPhone calendar as an event. Does no one else use their iPhone calendar?

Once I knew what it was, I heard about it a lot more. I think it's one of those things that you only notice once you know about it.

[BigCityDreamer]

Originally Posted by kell490

Do you feel White people did African Americans a favor by bringing them to America?

I certainly don’t agree with chattel slavery or Jim Crow laws. But I can understand that these practices were a product of their times since blacks were not considered equal to whites for much of American history or world history for that matter.

I think that middle-class black Americans are much better off economically than most African blacks. However, I am not so sure I can say the same about black Americans that live in ghettos or poor urban neighborhoods.

[GuyInSD]

I first heard of Juneteenth sometime in the early-mid 1990s, primarily because that's when I first saw media coverage of it being celebrated in various communities here (Southern California). I have no idea if it was already being celebrated previously (but not covered), or if that's when the local media decided to start paying attention to it. Either way, I was left wondering why locals were celebrating a Texas Holiday.