Celebration for freedom. Now, a national holiday, juneteenth is the direct result of centuries of resistance and revolution by black people leading a fight for their liberation. In 1861, tension between the north and the south reached its Breaking Point over slavery and statehood, and The Civil War began. On january 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of The Civil War, president Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that all people held as slaves within the confederate controlled states were now free. The proclamation also granted black men access into a struggling union army. By the end of the war, more than 200,000 black soldiers, known as the United States colored troops, had enlisted, becoming instrumental to the unions victory. The civil war officially ended in april of 1865, but it wasnt until june 19th of that year, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, that thousands of colored troops arrived in galveston texas, to read general or
welcome to hollywood! where an epic party is getting started. the stage at the historic greek theater will soon light up with an extraordinary list of musical talent all taking part in a global celebration for freedom. i am sara sidner. i am sitting next to my man van jones. he s here to celebrate juneteeth on cnn. we are so excited to be with you. this is america s newest federal holiday, commemorating the end, the true end of slavery in this country. folks heading to the greek theater, here in hollywood. and all of you at home are going to see an incredible concert with an amazing all-star lineup of black singers and songwriters. we re going to enjoy a show-stopping tribute to the queen of rock and roll, tina turner. we lost her this year. it was devastating for all of us. but you re going to see something you haven t seen before, y all. so stick around. actress chloe will give us her rendition of one of turner s greatest hits what s love got to do with it? she is going t
celebration for freedom. now, a national holiday, juneteenth is the direct result of centuries of resistance and revolution by black people leading a fight for their liberation. in 1861, tension between the north and the south reached its breaking point over slavery and statehood, and the civil war began. on january 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of the civil war, president abraham lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation, declaring that all people held as slaves within the confederate controlled states were now free. the proclamation also granted black men access into a struggling union army. by the end of the war, more than 200,000 black soldiers, known as the united states colored troops, had enlisted, becoming instrumental to the union s victory. the civil war officially ended in april of 1865, but it wasn t until june 19th of that year, two years after the emancipation proclamation, that thousands of colored troops arrived in galveston texas, to rea
that came along with that that nobody should push down. but think about that. and two extra years after a couple hundred years. but i think why i love this holiday so much is freedom is also mental. yes. it s recognizing, hold on a second, we all have our addictions. we all have our lack of financial freedom. there are certain things that are holding us back today. and yet, once you get the word, you re free. you re free. it changes that. it changes that for you. it changes everything. and these artists tonight are going to lift people up. we ve seen the rehearsals. we know what s coming. people at home don t know what s coming. get your kleenex. get your tennis shoes on. we re going to dance. we re going to do the whole thing. all the things. today, we acknowledge juneteenth as a global
march we re going to take a minute and see how this is all felt in the economy. that should be a breath of relief for all of us. the question is why is he saying it now? what s driving his remarks? i think an acknowledgement of reality which is the fact they have done a lot. they have raised rates more since march than you d have to go back to the early 70s, late 70s to see something similar. they ve done a massive amount. say your auto loan rate was 5% in march. they raised rates 4% since then. so you have a rate of 9% in that short period of time. interest rates aren t one with what powell does but they have done so much in a short period of time. why he s doing it now is because they have to wait and see. they have to see how this is really felt in the economy because there s a lag in terms of what they do and when it s felt in the economy. people at home don t know. they re like, wait yeah.