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Juneteenth: The Blackest Holiday In America

podcast June 14, 2021


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It’s the Black Independence Day, but the fight for freedom continues.

On this episode of “Be Heard Talk,” SelenaHill speaks to Iheoma U. Iruka, Ph.D., a professor and social justice researcher at UNC-Chapel Hill and co-founder of RISER, about the history of Juneteenth and the ongoing struggle for liberation.

In addition, Evan Mastronardi and Damond Stubbs join Selena to discuss VP Kamala Harris’ controversial message to immigrants, Kim Kardashian’s Photoshop fail, and new guidelines that give employers legal rights to mandate their employees receive COVID vaccinations.

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