Should Juneteenth Be a Federal Holiday? How Should it be Observed? Dr. Daniel Black & Karen Hunter

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Should Juneteenth Be a Federal Holiday? How Should it be Observed? Dr. Daniel Black & Karen Hunter
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[@tymegrace4838]

Commemorate and Observe!

[@hexcodeoooooo]

Graduating college for a white collar job, instead of creating jobs, circumscribes your inferiority within their superiority. Dr. Black got bars.

[@SuperKenndog]

Nothing more American than not addressing an actual problem, but puffing your chest out as if you did. Save the Juneteenth holiday and #CutTheCheck #B1

[@SpeakSteph]

Exactly! Pandering at its best. #missmewiththisBS

[@chandraboone3741]

We are too juvenile as a nation to do anything but party- oh wee, Dr. Black!

[@bpree]

Wow! This 20-minute conversation is gonna marinate for the rest of the day. Love Dr. Black.Thank you, professors!

[@Devinmcallister]

Listening to Dr. Black will make you pause and go back just to make sure you caught the message lol

[@nikkiBRose]

I live in Galveston. For the record and future reference, the Juneteenth colors are RED, WHITE & BLUE. We are AMERICANS.

[@karenl7786]

Absolutely Dr. Black &Prof. Hunter. I have never before really observed Juneteenth. I always kind of felt like it was a Texas or Southern thing and I didn't take the time to understand it. Yesterday I went to a Juneteenth event at Chicago's DuSable Museum. Outside were families and groups of friends buying from food trucks and vendors, or grilling their own. Inside were groups of young and old friends, elders, and parents showing and discussing with their children the displays highlighting our struggles and triumphs. Tears were shed at the Emmit Till exhibits, inclusive of that honest and brutal photo of that precious baby's face. And then I reconnected with a wonderful sister who I had known when our sons were young. I had a very soul enriching day all around. It reminded me to always connect, never forget and NEVER surrender.

[@Chicago48]

I think this video is old? But I don't think Juneteenth should be a holiday. Juneteenth was a TEXAS holiday. Why are we still celebrating slavery?

[@thebigswermdiggs3383]

@@Chicago48it’s not about slavery it’s about our freedom . Our past should motivate us as a cheat code to success, keep that same energy with Jewish folks and the holocaust or native peoples with the trail of tears .

[@jackigrimes3262]

The only holiday that we need to celebrate is the signing of reparation checks.

[@purpleness64]

Ase

[@JC-yz2cg]

We celebrate June 19th with Joy and Pain.

[@michaelmiller867]

When Dr. Black explained the actions associated with Juneteenth the holiday suddenly had a real meaning. This then should be the focus of how we move forward. Everytime Dr. Black speaks the ground shifts beneath my feet and suddenly I discover I can fly. Lol.

[@rochelle4843]

Amazing show 😊hearing Professor Hunter get first time caller "white woman "Rebecca together on Juneteenth ( of all days chile 🤷🏾‍♀️)with special guest Dr Black , that was the highlight of my Juneteenth, thank you 😊

[@NocturnalCare]

Inhumanity and ignorance (my 2 cents)….wow…what an enlightening conversation. Thank you Dr. Black and Dr. Hunter❤️💚🖤

[@91WriterzStatus]

Wow the last 5 minutes is really thought provoking about language and the way we view ourselves especially after obtaining a degree. Great points!

[@Missy714]

Knowing True History Matters.

[@tcrump212IsLmbrJck_t]

I love this, desperately.

[@ruthmercedez3390]

Wow! Wow! After listening him the only word is wow!

[@oaknyno]

I wish there was a "love" option. I'm forever grateful I found you and Knubia.

[@KarenHunterShow]

Ase!

[@MorganMingo70]

I’m already watching all ya videos Professor (as much as I can), but I see Dr. Black and I’m SMASHING the PLAY, the LIKE, THE LOVE BUTTON! 😂❤❤❤

[@KarenHunterShow]

love it!

[@eustacerobinson1773]

Wow that’s deep about the job thing!!! Will you create the next billion dollar idea! Makes you Think; the purpose of College and do we need to change the mental mastication of a college degree; Dr Daniel Black Lord Lord Lord🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@sparker7768]

This Juneteenth discussion brings to mind that Boondocks episode about the MLK Jr. Holiday jams and mattress sales 😶

[@kissoflove14]

ALWAYS, ALWAYS a word from Dr. Black!!! #whew!

[@KS-hv8hn]

I heard that Texas was not the last state to be free. Delaware and Kentucky? Great conversation. TY.

[@jamesdavis7017]

Juneteenth = Freedom with a huge asterisk at best

[@felitacavette3331]

I like it when he is on and hearing his perspective. One of other things that concerns me is how the larger society is trying to combine Juneteenth with "Black Music Month."

[@mskeepinit1hundred]

You better teach Professor Karen…..👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@GothicRichard]

Congress and the WH want the nation to celebrate the end of American slavery and the virtue of freedom with us, ok. And also share with us our call for Reparations for that slavery as well.

[@minbelita1088]

@20:00 Uhmmm............ WOW! You better preach! GOD bless you both.

[@donnabohanon1570]

I currently live in a county that commemorates Emancipation on September 22. The date Lincoln issued the warning that the enslaved, in rebellious states, would be freed on January 1st. This fact lead to Watch Night on Dec 31st. Anyone tradition remember here. Then the in gatherings (reunion) then community building. And it is this, the community building, that I focus on and I had the honor of presenting to raising high schoolers, on June 19th, attending our County’s summer Law Camp. I discussed Galveston but focused on the local history as it related to the freedom journey. Each year I discover new ways to relate and share the significance of Juneteenth.

[@melhambrickscott232]

I didn't leave the house on June 10th. I set and thought of my ancestors and cooked a meal. I knew people were going to be celebrating, and someone was going to get shot. It was in my spirit that this would happen, and I don't know why others didn't feel this.

[@QueenLioness1of9]

The Dr. Black is very right about our Ancestors looking for their families between 1865-1870. Those of us who are our family's historians see it in the 1870 Census how they gathered and stayed in the same households. We are still looking for our families!

[@shearonbeverly8984]

Go Dr. Black

[@YoyoOnTravels]

Wow, excellent conversation. I learned quite a lot. Thank you Karen

[@KarenHunterShow]

Glad it was helpful!

[@musclehead8649]

This conversation proves sis Hunters point. Juneteeth should not be a federal holiday. In my opinion the oppressors won with this decision. Just imagine all the racists get a paid day off to be more racist or even go out to find someone black to do with what they use to do back in the day. And don't say its not happening. Black people go missing every day. Juneteenth should be spent looking for missing black people.

[@artsfirst1496]

I hear you, and I receive what you're saying, and I also accept a sentiment that I heard about Juneteenth that I appreciate, it says that... now that it is a Federal Holiday, no one can say the word without acknowledging that it is a reference to 'slavery.' With all the "WOKE" bans going on, and ppl being prevented from talking about Black History or systemic racism, Juneteenth, will be a constant reminder of the history that some Americans would try to erase...js

[@Dutchie5269]

@Dr. Black's comment a federal holiday of "mourning" sadly reminds me of the 1981 drowning of three 19, & 18 year young men (Steve Booker , Carl Baker and Anthony Freeman) under plainclothes law enforcement custody at a Juneteenth celebration which began in 1930's in Mexia, Texas - the 20 acre Black owned property hidden away from the Klan has lost its reunion significance -"help me find my Black Family " awakening and coming together to free us from further bondage is what this respite should be for the "red, black, and green, if you think about it you know what I mean" (Roy Ayers, 1973)

[@rob14roc]

I've long said the world 🌎 will NEVER, NEVER, EVER understand the plight of African people in 🇺🇸 SMDH 🤦🏽😡😡😡😡😡😡🤦🏽

[@donesecarr3570]

This convo is everything

[@lhamil6]

Oh my goodness! Now I’m about to signup for Sirius just to hear this conversation! I hope they are paying you big money!

[@KarenHunterShow]

I pay myself...I don't work for them.

[@jetunb]

America wants redemption without atonement. Period!

[@smoothblink]

This gave me a lot to read about. Thank you for this conversation.

[@diannejowers7857]

Heyyy Great black people Good day to you both have a blessed and amazing day. Yes Sir he is speaking the truth about the black man pennies truth facts. This is how sick mentally these folks are Professor Hunter I guess my question is went or why we can't see this situation about what's real.

[@bnyc2000]

I think it's both inhumanity and immaturity. Inhumanity, as America chooses not to see our humanity. Immaturity, too often America lacks the maturity to acknowledge its many flaws.

[@brianthomas8254]

Absolutely not IMHO

[@sugashy45]

❤❤❤ I had a comment about the “Fam-a-ly reunion… but I digress after that pickling 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@karenbishop1943]

I agree with you, Karen. I struggle with the same issue: everyone is off like it is a day in the park, so everyone gets to go. Additionally, no one read the documents to get the details and as they say, "The devil is in the details," which were not provided when the announcement was made. Why? Because the now "free enslaved" could not read anyway, so they only told part of the story to the slaves. I did not celebrate, and wish while they are banning and repealing laws, Juneteenth should be one of the them. I think like Smokey Robinson I am black American not African American b/c we are too far removed from Africa, IMO.

[@chandraboone3741]

Come on, Dr. Black!! You are supposed to create jobs after college!!! The paradigm shift

[@ARaiThompson]

👍🏾

[@startpage717]

Agree. It ought not to be "Happy,"...and it was TWO years late...WHEW!! "Mourning" Bring it, Dr. Black. "Help Me to Find My People: The African American Search for Family Lost in Slavery 2012" Heather A. Williams. Yes. Professor Karen, that is implicit in universities...

[@marshahouser4752]

I want my Damn Money ( Reparation). Forget Celebrating. Show me the money.

[@boniswaayan8362]

JUVENILE MINDS !EXACTLY. Many of us look for the apology, the celebration , any reason to play games and to not understand how serious and horrible our past and present is ; or we want to pray at it. One thing to do is to push and force reparations for those two years. The Black nation can rally around that 2 year period and do the work. make that a federal mandate. Next, GROW THE HELL UP BLACK FOLK!

[@willamettennisbarnett3373]

Wow

[@otisthomas9976]

Following the money this is the American way

[@jetunb]

Still struggling with juneteenth as a fed holiday...they gonna mess it all up.

[@thestimulus]

🔥🔥🔥👋🏾👋🏾👋🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️🖤💚!

[@DavidETrotman]

Dr cress welsing talked about their obsession with the black male anatomy

[@mortalmux9832]

Alot of holidays Americans celebrate were taken from other cultures and co opted to suit european tastes. Halloween, valentine's day, etc in order to enforce conformity. It's hard to see anything productive coming from this.

[@Renee302976]

Growing up in a predominant black school, I experienced the destroying of the self esteem from the black students vs the white students (especially for having good grades)

[@margo5919]

The only thing I disagree with is…no one takes advantage of another without permission. Empathy is great but victim mentality gets you nowhere.

[@jacquelinesanders6574]

uuhmm the Black family reunion interesting.

[@eustacerobinson1773]

Wow Pickled Penis!!! 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾😩😩😩😩😩 The horrors we went through 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@LessIsMoreXOXOXOXOX]

What was the book mentioned by Dr. Black? Help Me Find My People. By Heather Andrea Williams?. Is that correct?

[@rollingcipher5554]

15:25 Lessons in Chemistry

[@QueenLioness1of9]

They are distracting us from the "REPARATIONS" discussion with the Juneteeth Holiday (with all due respect).

[@qoqopepper]

It appears as though WE need to establish for US how to commemorate this transitioning phase in OUR history. Although, I knew about Juneteenth in DC where I grew up there was no one around me who did anything to mark the occasion. So, I think these first few years for those of US outside of Galveston and Houston, TX, have to 1: know what we are actually commemorating and 2: create the ritual(s) including what Dr. Black discussed. It's an evolution like Kwanza and Dr MLKjr Day.

[@purpleness64]

Like having a rapists' day that part

[@One_Of_One.1]

....a holiday is great now let's work on those 40 acres amd a mule ...

[@Renee302976]

I love that it is a Federal Holiday, and it has my approval 😂

[@gwenmatthews4153]

Pickling is sick, anyway to degrade our black men. This is so sad.

[@mbubb4626]

Picnic is a french word. Its origin has nothing to do with slavery or lynching.

[@KarenHunterShow]

and like many words in this car crash of American English, words can have several meanings and people take words and create meaning.

[@signedup2462]

I was with this guy in a different video but this one and the reason is for the eggplant. So slavery came out of people’s fetish. He’s got to have more context

[@DRGeorgiaYoungbloodBey]

Were these from another planet or something? Dr. Francis Cress Welsing book the ISIS PAPER.

[@CalvinLindsay-og4cl]

to find out your answer go Ask the New Black MeDiA family m one can u say Reparations

[@timinitiator]

So is it a Ghetto day?

[@teresab208]

People have a problem Black History Month. People have a problem with Juneteenth. It's always a problem 😕

[@mykdebradley3586]

...I love y'all, but I have to give some push back on the last statement of Dr. BLACK, nobody Black or white, sends their kids to college to become an entrepreneur, even most of the wealthiest people iN the world dropped out of college to pursue those ideas, and they're mostly trust fund babies, which they use for investment. BLACK PEOPLE DON'T COME FROM THAT.😐

[@kashmoney7421]

now dont go out here and turn down a 125K job to try being an entrepreneur in a race based business climate. I'm sure thats what the graduates are thinking. Blacks dont get any contracts at all so its a tall order.

[@KarenHunterShow]

I agree but why aren't we CREATING more JOBS for more of us. Perhaps 30 percent could be focusing on job and industry creation, no?

[@kashmoney7421]

@KarenHunterShow tye only issue is to create jobs and industry you need revenue. You would either need to get contracts from white people or sell stuff to white people. Both which have hurdles for obvious reasons. 95% of black businesses have 1 employee for a reason.

[@divinebynature7056]

Some Blacks are actually obtaining those contracts.

[@kashmoney7421]

@divinebynature7056 there are always exceptions to the rule. I believe at last count we get under 2% of contracts. Even a state like GA where we are 35% of the population. Part of why we can never address the real problems is we don't identify the issue or pretend it's not an issue.

[@divinebynature7056]

@@kashmoney7421Yes, the percentages are very low, but words are important. You said" blacks don't get contracts" which is not true.