“Juneteenth—with tears in my eyes when I made that gavel—shows America and shows the world that we can accept our differences and we can establish what freedom is all about,” says Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee on Juneteenth becoming a federal holiday.
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So glad these Texas ladies got this done! Proud of Ms Opal Lee
Now you know it was the GOP who freed the slaves and gave equal rights to everyone
You’re parents must be so sad of you Julie go back to begging more
@j.network3232 ⬅️💩hate farmer
A Nation Divided Can Not Stand <3 ........ love & peace to you all,
We are to far gone thanks to the demonrats. We are to far divided
@Mumbler learn English, Russian hate farmer.
Jackson Lee is an Amazing woman!!!
She was on El Chapos payroll and now she’s back in the cash flow from the human traffickers and the Mexican drug cartels
@Connie Harper ⬅️hate farmer
@Sarah F. 4.2 fact denier what kick backs do democrats get from the drug and human smugglers they help with open boarders ? How you vote for human trafficking . You should be ashamed of the misery you cause
Congratulations! 🗽Thanks, Congress for getting this done. It’s surely a start for America to acknowledge her past, so she can move forward towards forming that more perfect Union and Justice for all.
What a racist joke this is
@Mumbler ⬅️🇷🇺💩hate farmer.
Never though that would be a national holiday ten years ago. I didn’t think we would be trying to get black history taught in public schools either. We are making progress.
Brown
Now we are all slaves to the 2% in the New Economic Serfdom.
🎯💯👏👏👏💖💖💖
We need a Juneteenth flag to hang on the day people !!
You have Black Lives Matter
It will take weeks to clean up all those tumbleweaves out of the black house.
The Democratic party never wanted to free black slaves remember that🇦🇺
@Mick Swagger
No – the Democratic Party acknowledges the past and the role their party played in it. You can’t even acknowledge the shameful present of the GOP.
@Mick Swagger “Most Slaves, didn’t want to be free” Dude step away from the Crack pipe . This is why critical race theory is needed. Too many idiots running around thinking slavery was a minor inconvenience for the greater good.
@Brandi McGee I watched a documentary about it, some slaves was treated nicely
And were respected just like in Rome
Just do some research and put the crack pipe down 🪁
@Pat Doyle maybe you should recognise the racism from the left on how they treat black Republicans or do you want to ignore that?
@Mick Swagger
And how do they treat them any differently than white Republicans other than to be even MORE amazed at how these people will vote and work against their own interests.
Ehhh…. July 4th is still way better!!!
I don’t believe everyone understands, a federal holiday only applies to federal workers, most Americans will not get this day off, it is not a national holiday… correct me if I’m wrong
The first time I heard about Juneteenth I was already in my 40’s. In hindsight, my history education jumped directly from the Emancipation Proclamation to Dr. King. This is the kind of awareness we need. And I also expect a grand holiday with some great food 😉
Yup
More freedom form capitalists is needed.
Have you thought about moving to North Korea? Pretty sure you’ll find what your looking for there!
How awful it must be, to have so much hatred and racism inside you. What a wonderful woman Opal is.
awesome love the hair
I’m OK with ths. But Democrats fought for years to get the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. declared a national holiday – now – they have strayed so far left they trash his ‘I Have A Dream’ speech by focusing on color of skin…instead of ‘content of character.’
😂🤭😂 juneteeenf!
How do we celebrate? Burn loot and murder?