Happy Juneteenth everyone?

Question

What does this day mean to you? Explain this day and your thoughts about how you feel about this new Federal holiday and what do you do to celebrate this day?

lightbulb27 · Accepted Answer

Heck yes! It's one more fed holiday towards 365 fed holidays!

It's the day celebrating freedom of a select group in USA from enslavement, by way of hundreds of thousands risking and giving their lives to fight for them. What an honor so many should have to say they stood in front of a bullet so someone else could be free. That include some of my relatives. That said, some were on the other side too.

Unfortunately there's a few problems. Some people remained abused long after that. Even today, about 27 million globally are enslaved in abusive situations where they lack control over their lives. That includes in USA, Africa, Middle East at minimum. That's pathetic and we should all be ashamed.

Any African American celebrating today but not standing up for the freedom of those being trafficked or enslaved globally needs to look in the mirror and think harder or read some Civil War books about those that risked their lives for others... and follow in their footsteps and ask not, what someone else did for them (including other African Americans), but what can they do for their fellow mankind.

TonyMetal___86 · Accepted Answer

Hello my friend, don't know what "juneteenth" means...

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Well, it's not culturally relevant to me, since I'm not from the USA, but I guess it's an important milestone for human rights

Paris13 · Accepted Answer

I had Nearly Forgot. lol!!! I had to Refresh My Memory when Everything Shut down Yesterday. Lincoln Freed The Slaves. xxoo

AviatorTom · Answer

Juneteenth is actually celebrated on the wrong date. Here's what Wikipedia has to say about Juneteenth...

"Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. The holiday's name is a portmanteau of the words "June" and "nineteenth", as it was on June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas at the end of the American Civil War. Although this date commemorates enslaved people learning of their freedom under the Emancipation Proclamation, this only applied to former Confederate states. There remained legally enslaved people in states that never seceded from the Union. These people did not gain their freedom until the ratification of the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution on December 6, 1865."

The end of slavery should really be celebrated on December 6, but that's too close to the Christmas holiday, so the Feds decided to slip in a Federal Holiday between Memorial Day and Independence Day (4th of July), since June didn't have a holiday.

HighValue · Answer

It just means more racism by the government by trying to hold up one group (Black people) above others, giving them special recognition, even after a whole month in February, but making sure to ignore White people's accomplishments, along with Asians. No federal holidays should recognize any race for a day off, etc.

meepmeeperton · Answer

To celebrate, the smoke detector in my apartment hallway started chirping. To me, it means the management is closed in honor of this special day, so they won't be sending anyone to replace the battery... in other words I get to immerse myself in the African-American experience today.

Anonymous · Answer

I couldn't believe it was @Iron_Man. It was like a dream. But there he was, just as I remembered him. That strong handsome face. And a hot muscular body that could melt a cheese sandwich from across the room. And dick print that seemed to say..."Hey! Look at this!" He was the kind of man who made you want to drop to your knees and thank God you were a woman! She reminded me of my father, all right. No doubt about it.

paledreams · Answer

It means a federal public holiday to my foreign eyes and my foreign ears

Jennz6 · Answer

Yes, Lincoln helped the American Slaves but there are still many slaves in other countries.

LazerBean · Answer

To me it means my friend don't work today and we will get to have lunch together and catch up.

gorydetails · Answer

Means absolutely nothing to me. It's a further division among white people vs. black people.

KrakenAttackin · Answer

To me it means additional gunfire where I work.

Anonymous · Answer

To me it means the stock market is closed and I'll do no trading today.

SoJust · Answer

Thank you, happy Juneteenth to everyone

LazerMan · Answer

what is dis Juneteenth

Hispanic-Cool-Guy · Answer

Means nothing to me.

Happy Juneteenth everyone?

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