Ep #36 – JUNETEENTH

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On this episode Mikey & Xay Dé chat about JUNETEENTH! This day is a time when Black people celebrate their freedom from enslavement! On June 19th, 1865 the very last of the slaves were liberated! These two talk about the significance of this day, what current events stem from this date, and even hypothesize what the country would be like if Juneteenth had never happened. 

Juneteenth Links: https://juneteenth.com/ ; https://www.history.com/news/what-is-juneteenth ; https://nmaahc.si.edu/blog-post/historical-legacy-juneteenth

“Mezzo” – Mikel Andrew ~ Mikey’s (MAB) NEW SONG!!!! https://soundcloud.com/user-321866133/mezzo 

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