This morning, I'm taking time to reflect on the sham holiday that is the Fourth of July. I used to be all about the barbecues, the parties, the drinks, the fireworks...but since this year we aren't able to do all that, I - and many other ...See moreThis morning, I'm taking time to reflect on the sham holiday that is the Fourth of July. I used to be all about the barbecues, the parties, the drinks, the fireworks...but since this year we aren't able to do all that, I - and many other Americans, I think - have been taking time to think about what it actually means and represents. A holiday by white people, for white people, to celebrate white people. But the truth is, white people didn't make America. Native Americans, Black slaves; these are the people who actually built America. And as more people recognize that reality and fight for it to be recognized by history, the whitelash gets louder and more violent. Just look at the white supremacists at Stone Mountain, or Donald Trump's hateful speech against Black Americans fighting for racial justice after decades, centuries of oppression. Now that America is finally waking up, we can't afford to fall back asleep.
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