This weekend marks the third year in which Juneteenth is finally being celebrated as a federally recognized holiday. First celebrated in Texas in 1866, the holiday demonstrates the role of the slaves in emancipating themselves. W.E.B. DuBois said a turning point in the Civil War was achieved when there was a general strike of the enslaved Black population. Are we now in a “post-racial society”?
Already this year university students, screen writers, and Teamsters have been out on the picket line. Important victories have been won by Amazon drivers, Starbucks workers, bus plant workers and others. With UPS workers and UAW members at the “Big Three” gearing up for potential strike action, it’s looking like “it’s gonna be a hot labor summer” as many labor leaders have said. What’s the latest with the screenwriters, and what lesser known workplace battles are taking place around the country?
In a recent development in the war on women, a federal appeals court in Texas said a violent domestic abuser still has the right to bear arms, even after threatening to shoot his partner. What can explain these recklessly irrational and anti-democratic moves?
An important victory for Native American sovereignty was won on Thursday when SCOTUS upheld a law that prohibits the state from removing Native children from their tribes. What further steps need to be taken to protect families of color?
Golf monopoly merger! Who benefits? Is it time to penalize putting?
Image: Juneteenth and Black Lives Matter by sdttds (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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