It's fitting that today marks both #JuneteenthDay and #FathersDay.
Maybe we should talk a bit about that intersection.
In June of 1865, 3 months after the end of the war and 2 and 1/2 years after the Emancipation proclamation was signed. Finally, on June 19, 1865, #NC08
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Maybe we should talk a bit about that intersection.
In June of 1865, 3 months after the end of the war and 2 and 1/2 years after the Emancipation proclamation was signed. Finally, on June 19, 1865, #NC08
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General Order No. 3 was issued which freed enslaved people in Texas. Finally, free at last.
How many enslaved fathers were there that couldn't be with their children? How many families did that forever impact? #NC08
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How many enslaved fathers were there that couldn't be with their children? How many families did that forever impact? #NC08
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How many black fathers now are impacted by American governance? The name George Floyd comes to mind. #nc08
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How many Black fathers have to endure the ignorance and hate of men like football coach Jack Del Rio who call the Confederate flag in the Capitol Rotunda a "dust up" while clamoring for more justice for the George Floyd protests for racial equality and to simply not..#NC08
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be lynched by cops? How do those Black fathers talk to their children about men like that?
How are Black fathers talking to their sons and daughters about the Patriot Front white supremacists? #NC08
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How are Black fathers talking to their sons and daughters about the Patriot Front white supremacists? #NC08
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Or the faux demon of Critical Race Theory that has invaded their schools that prevents our children from being taught ABOUT #JUNETEENTH?
Solomon Burke famously said, "If one of us is chained, none of us are free."
#NC08
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Solomon Burke famously said, "If one of us is chained, none of us are free."
#NC08
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How free are we when Republicans attempted to cancel millions of black votes in Philadelphia and Detroit because they didn't like the outcome of the election? And this continues 2 years later...
#NC08
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#NC08
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How free are we when Black moms, dads, grandmothers, and grandfathers are hunted and slaughtered while they grocery shop because Tucker Carlson inspired a mass murderer?
I am moved that #Juneteenth is now a national holiday. That's progress.
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I am moved that #Juneteenth is now a national holiday. That's progress.
#NC08
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But our Black brothers and sisters need more than just a holiday. It's up to us to ensure that we continue moving in the necessary direction so that every single American remains free.
#NC08
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#NC08
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Help me disarm the hate in North Carolina and bring our communities together. #nc08 #juneteenth2022 #FathersDay
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