Black communities across the United States are celebrating the federal Juneteenth holiday with parades, food and music. With major companies following the Trump administration’s lead and rolling back diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, some Juneteenth events had to press on without big backers. NBC’s Aaron Gilchrist reports for TODAY.
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"FBA" Foundational Black American Citizen Juneteenth America Flag Are:
Red ♥️ White 🤍 And Blue 💙.
Happy Juneteenth!
When's whiteenth
Its humorous that on junesday the sumpnteenth, the celebrations go on as the illegals are getting the reparations money.
Why is the colors red, green,yellow and black those are not out colors we are black Americans they should be red white and blue
Juneteenth? Amazing that Black Americans don't know that it was the Republican Army that rode into the Democrat owned plantations…. and freed the last of the slaves. The battle was fierce. The Dems refused to release their slaves even after 1 year of the Emancipation Decree. Thank the Republicans for the Juneteenth celebration. And Black America…. the Truth will set you Free.
Native Americans owned black slaves past 1865. 🤷🏿
Many of those who take issue with the Black, Red, and Green flag being present during Juneteenth celebrations often overlook the fact that, at the time of emancipation, formerly enslaved Africans were still not considered citizens of the United States. The Pan-Africanist mindset has existed longer than Black people have held official citizenship in this country.
George Washington waa a criminal
❤️🤍💙 Happy Junteenth, a true Texas holiday celebration of a Republican victory for the Christian-led abolitionist movement.
Thank you Opal Lee. Congress and one of the coolest Presidents in American History Joe Biden🎉🎉🎉
A celebration of freedom & family… For me Juneteenth marks arguably the worst most regretful day of my life & definitely the catalyst day that fractured an already estranged family & fading family even more that was my sole focus @ the time to bring back together as fast as possible. Sad when I think about all that has happened to me & what I've come to learn since then.
Anthony Johnson
What has any black person done lately?
Happy Juneteenth. Love from an Irishman.
We shut down the towns’, cities’, states’, country’s public offices (post offices, schools, RMVs, DPWs, etc.) for this: “ Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 that Union soldiers reached Galveston, Texas. They announced to the state that the Civil War was over and that all enslaved persons had been declared free.” WOKE FOLK, YOU’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING!
Juneteenth = Red, White, and Blue!!!!!
Juneteenth = Red, White, and Blue!!!!!
Juneteenth = Red, White, and Blue!!!!!
Juneteenth = Red, White, and Blue!!!!!
Juneteenth = Red, White, and Blue!!!!!
Not green red yellow black or any other colors!!!
Let us take a moment to honor the half million civil war soldiers who died to give them this day. They certainly won't.
4 states kept slavery until the passing of the 13th amendment
Fatigue holiday. 😅😅😅😅
It's a shame that AMERICA doesn't care for the INDIGENOUS… Apparently Slavery was worse than GENOCIDE… Typical
Go home
Not to sound like a racist but I dont know any white or asian or mexican people who celebrate this.
I heard that you celebrate Juneteenth by complaining and asking for something that you did not to deserve.
I want everybody to think about something….. ask yourself why Joe Biden is the one that made this a holiday and nobody else did not even the black president we had made this a holiday do you think he had the black people in mind for a good reason when he made the holiday or do you think he was just doing the same thing the liberals do which is sort of like Munchausen syndrome….. where the mom makes her own child sick take them to the doctor to get better just so the doctors and everybody can see that the mom is a good mom for trying to take care of her kid but behind closed doors she's the one making her own child sick
What an absurd name, Juneteenth. I remember when it suddenly became a thing and everyone was like yeah we will support this fake holiday.
Black History has the right to exist
Love from an Irishman
🫱🏻💚🫲🏾
Yep….don't care….moving on to important issues
The only relevant question is why a certain people have a problem with celebrating Juneteenth? We celebrate July 4th even though that day only marks this country's freedom from England. The only people with any Rights were white men who owned land. Juneteenth marks the day all American citizens became free. Why is that not something you as an American would want to celebrate? The day that all of your American brothers and sisters were free from slavery?
Is it true that, since George Washington owned slaves, it is fitting and proper that we no longer have his birthday as a national holiday but instead replace it with Juneteenth? Is this an appropriate symbol of replacing the USA's legacy of slavery with a new era of post-slavery?
The last of the slaves were released by the Choctaw Indians in March of the following year but you know, correct history doesn't count any longer. That's right, the tribes also had slaves of other tribes and many races.
That hurts the people who proudly celebrate it. Happy belated Juneteenth and 4th of July! Please be safe!
What's the most confusing day in the black community?? Father's Day!
Anthony Johnson was the first slave owner in America's history (Black man) Black people started slavery.
White people where the first slaves in Africa. Native Americans were slave owners also they had over 1 million Black slaves.
And yet i was disrespected that day by yah color ..get your act together
SI ES UN FERIADO FEDERAL DEBERIA SER OBLIGATORIO SER PAGADO A TODOS LOS TRABAJADORES DEL PAIS ! SIN EXCEPCIONES!! IGUAL CON LOS OTROS HOLIDAYS PAGOS..
No existe más racista q el hispano contra el mismo hispano.!! En cualquier lugar de trabajo se puede ver y sentir el abuso !!!!