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
the voice of freedom no matter how hard we sing just hold onto your dream as long as you keep your head to the sky you can win as long as you keep your head to the sky you can win as long as you keep your head to the sky you can win as long as you keep your head to the sky
we ve been educating for quite some time that they would block content. jamie is president of radio free europe battling russian disinformation for over 70 years. thanks for the voice of freedom. in the 50s they set up radio towers on the soviet borders to expose russia propaganda within russia. communists spend over $100 million a year for the purpose of blocking western broadcast. today they use a satellite to broadcast their news program current time. they also use phone apps, private messaging services, and youtube within russia. to counteract what he says is russia s long history of outright oppression. you are very familiar with russian tactics but unfortunately it is something a lot of us have just forgotten. during the cold war they jammed our signal. now they are blocking our websites. he says the war in ukraine and crackdown on free speech