Now that Juneteenth is being observed as a federal holiday, it's ripe to become another part of the summer calendar. Translation? A day for mattress sales, drinking and – if you're lucky – a day off.
But there’s so much more to the holiday than that.
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Here on Code Switch, we are big fans of acknowledging actual history. So we couldn't let the occasion pass without a reminder of what Juneteenth is in the first place, and of the traditions that have been passed down, long before much of the country ever acknowledged the day.
May 26, 2021 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
🚨NEW EPISODE 🚨
In 1921, a white mob attacked the Black residents of Tulsa's Greenwood neighborhood, leaving hundreds dead and thousands homeless. And now, 100 years later, Tulsa is still reckoning with what lessons to take from that massacre. npr.org/2021/05/25/100…
Our @karenbates + @alyssajperry traveled to Tulsa to talk to Black Tulsans about how they're feeling on this 100th anniversary. They heard lots of concern about the new development that's been happening around town for the anniversary—and whether Black Tulsa will benefit at all.
Mar 17, 2021 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
We’ve been watching the spike in violence and hate against Asian +Asian American folks over the past year. We’re going to go deep on this topic on next week’s episode—but in the meantime, here's the people we're reading + listening to: (1/🧵) 👇🏾
.@reappropriate, who blogs about Asian American race + culture: (2/)
We're super, super jazzed to announce three (3) new opportunities to work with the Code Switch team—ones designed for journalists of a variety of experience levels who are excited about telling ambitious and nuanced stories about race. (1/5)
First up: We're looking for a producer to help create episodes of the podcast. That includes:
🎙️ booking guests for the show
🎛️recording, mixing and editing audio stories
It's a full time position w/ benefits! More details here 👇🏾 (2/5)
