I heard it was when the cotton was all brought in from harvest they finally let slaves go.

But why a non word?

June19th sounds too much like whistling Dixie?

Kwanzaa at least is its own word.
Juneteenth sho' nuff sounds like ebonics fo shizzle

Ol' times there are not forgotten. Look away

I have no issues with the Martin Luther King Holiday. I don't think its discriminatory. Yes, it's named after a specific person but I think it honors more then the black rights movement in the times. My opinion is that it honors what he stood for - equal rights for all.

A well known snippet from the "I have a dream" speech: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."

He may have been talking about skin color but I think this statement transcends beyond skin color and applies to every human being.

Rich or poor, CEO or some "peon" kid doing shopping cart duty at your local grocery store, or delivering news papers. An in-home heath care worker. A neighbor that shovels the walkway on a snowy day or mows the lawn of a elder neighbor without being asked. $hit, even holding the door for the person behind you... little stuff like that really defines the content of your character.

The Juneteenth holiday? I'm still scratching my head on that made up one. It seems to me as rather patronizing.

I don't recognize any FREAKIN' HOLIDAY THAT WAS DISCOVERED OR INVENTED AFTER 1960...

I AM O.L.D. SCHOOL

SCREW THE FOLLOWING QUASI BULL CRAP "HOLIDAYS":

"GRANDPARENTS DAY" ....
F*CK IT AND **** HALLMARK CARD FOR INVENTING IT...

"KWANZA"... BWUHAHAHAHA!!! J.U.S.T. BWUHAHAHAHA!!!
R.E.A.L.L.Y.??? this is one weak ass fake holiday

"JuneTEENTH"... yeah. ... RRRRIIIIIGGGGHHHHTTTT!!!
No way in H.E.L.L. HHH EEEE DOUBLE HOCKEY STICK WAY

SIGNED,
MR. JONES

I think BILL NYE SMOKED TOO MUCH D.O.P.E.
TO COME UP WITH THAT SYNOPSIS AND ANSWER...

I FINALLY AGREE WITH RAYr...

And Bill Nye is a real dope!!!

What about Star Wars Day?

I think BILL NYE SMOKED TOO MUCH D.O.P.E.
TO COME UP WITH THAT SYNOPSIS AND ANSWER...

I FINALLY AGREE WITH RAYr...

And Bill Nye is a real dope!!!

A new paid holiday…..I’m in. Don’t care what it is for. Dollar dollar bill y’all.

It’s the date in 1865 slaves in Texas learned they were emancipated. The actual year Of emancipation was 1863.

So, a more appropriate name for this holiday is National You Can’t Trust the Media Day.

So, X-Files Day? Trust No One

That's a bit harsh (although pretty accurate in these times).

"National You Can’t Trust the Media Day." Now there is one of the better Hallmark Holiday's that I get behind and support.

I blame the pony express and homing pigeons for not getting the word out.

I’ll take a paid holiday for National You Can’t Trust the Media Day too!

(I wonder what the ratio is of African Americans to woke white people that actually got Juneteenth as a holiday)

I see the same old bigots complaining here.

Al Sharpton posted? Nice...

Tony could you tell me what other holiday's celebrate only one race?

That post was so good, it deserves to be posted twice. Errr...Oh you did.

About time you agree with me twice DAMN IT!