as union soldiers spread paving the way for them to mayor, to vote, to vote and to worship and decide their own destiny. the civil war officially ended in april 1865, but in a small community of gavelston island, texas, enslaved slaves were owe believious to their reality, two and a half years after the signing of the emancipation proclamation when a u.s. general informed the last enslaved black people in america that freedom had finally comp the people erupted in joy. that joy became the catalyst for juneteenth. in 2021 juneteenth became an official federal holiday. now recognized across the united states as a day of national celebration. juneteenth is a reminder. it is a reminder of what black people in america have been through and what black people have overcome. it is a commemoration of our resilience. our ingenuity, and most importantly our capacity for joy. our joy is worthy of celebration, and on this day we remember that our freedom must be honored, nurtured and pr
politics. i only box for my livelihood. i won t ask no young kid to box. get his education, be a doctor a scientist, a lawyer, a etch teacher, a proveor. there s such a strong legacy of black athletes use the platform to educate, inform or agitate. this country stands for freedom, liberty, justice for all, and it s not happening for all right now. the reason why sports is sort of the perfect vehicle for black athletes to bring awareness to a lot of problems and the issues in our country is because sports is one of the few things we do together. we want these kids over here, these kids over here and all the kids in this city understand that this is something because we care about their future. we ve seen the steady progression into how black athletes have navigated and