right now, the nations in the midst of reflection, the second federal observation of the black freedom struggle, expressed by the holiday known as juneteenth. it comes at the start of a potentially dizzying news cycle. starting this week, as the senate holds out hope that a tenuous bipartisan deal, on guns cannot get a quick vote. while the momentum is there after weeks of mass shootings. and one bracing for the supreme courts spending public to take decision on the future of the federal abortion rights, to come down within days. as the white house weighs its options to protect those rights, possibly through executive order. and then there s what will be the third week of public hearings in the congressional probe into january six. the next round, centering on donald trump s pressure campaign put it election officials in georgia. to overturn the 2020 election results in that. state and we re also waiting a hard confirmation that ginni thomas, wife of supreme court justice, cl
uhh. mini boss! yoo-hoo, mini boss! today we celebrate the second juneteenth as an officially recognized federal holiday. eric while it is undoubtedly a festive occasion, it should also be a day of not only for black americans, but for all citizens in this country. the holiday memorializes the events of june 19, 1865. when a group of enslaved black people and gavel stun, texas were informed by federal troops that they were free. this was two years after president abraham lincoln had signed name anticipation proclamation releasing them from bondage, but in many parts of the confederacy freedom