That's already happening. Thanks giving and Christmas reason's are all but forgotten.
The Thanksgiving Pilgrims had a feast and invited their Indian friends, ( friends at that time anyway), because they had shown them how to fertilize. Many had already died from the harsh conditions and disease. But they gave thanks to God for what they DID have, instead of lamenting what they had lost. They were humble and thankful.

Christmas is anything but a celebration of Christ's birthday, nor has it always been a celebration. In one of the early Puritan settlements, some young men were arrested for playing soccer on Christmas, ( not working), and their equipment confiscated. The elders were Protestant and did NOT observe Christmas because it was a Roman Catholic holiday.
But around the 1850's sales were so slow at Christmas that store owners looked for ways to increase sales. In t***h, there's nothing wrong with that. Christmas trees had also arrived, along with ornaments one could purchase to decorate the trees. Even the trees became a marketable item.
Christmas cards gave rise to the tradition of Christmas as WE know it. After the cards came the presents. The Northern states began to bleed over into the South, and I'm sure that the Southern s***e owning plantations spent lavishly for presents. Keep following the growth of the holiday and you end up with the Christmas we have today. We have Black Friday where people sometimes get k**led by shoppers trying to get that great deal.

For over a month people go to massive sales, they grab, they fight, they curse, and they sometimes k**l and then finally, on Dec. 25th, most will go to church on Sunday Morning before Christmas arrives. In all of this mess, one can hardly find Christ.
So I don't mind the African Americans having a holiday to celebrate freedom from s***ery. After all, their ancestors really DID earn that one. The meaning will be lost as the other holidays.

I h**e to admit this - but I NEVER heard of this day until there was an uproar by the left about Trump scheduling a rally on that date. I was amazed and embarrassed that I missed this as a day that was so important in our history. Since then, I've read a lot about it. I've concluded a few things:
1). It should not be just for b****s. It should be an Emancipation Day for w****s as well as we rid ourselves of the curse of s***ery on that date. W****s should be celebrating it along with b****s.
2). We have Black History Month - which creates awareness and as an American, if you don't know and understand what this month is all about - you should be ashamed of yourself.
3). We have Jackie Robinson Day in baseball - every American, even people who do not follow baseball know and participate and celebrate this historical day in our history.
4). It does not need to be a national holiday. It should be responsibly and enthusiastically supported by our Executive Branch and the House and Senate. It should be celebrated like Jackie Robinson Day or F**g Day which is on June 14.

That's already happening. Thanks giving and Christmas reason's are all but forgotten.
The Thanksgiving Pilgrims had a feast and invited their Indian friends, ( friends at that time anyway), because they had shown them how to fertilize. Many had already died from the harsh conditions and disease. But they gave thanks to God for what they DID have, instead of lamenting what they had lost. They were humble and thankful.

Christmas is anything but a celebration of Christ's birthday, nor has it always been a celebration. In one of the early Puritan settlements, some young men were arrested for playing soccer on Christmas, ( not working), and their equipment confiscated. The elders were Protestant and did NOT observe Christmas because it was a Roman Catholic holiday.
But around the 1850's sales were so slow at Christmas that store owners looked for ways to increase sales. In t***h, there's nothing wrong with that. Christmas trees had also arrived, along with ornaments one could purchase to decorate the trees. Even the trees became a marketable item.
Christmas cards gave rise to the tradition of Christmas as WE know it. After the cards came the presents. The Northern states began to bleed over into the South, and I'm sure that the Southern s***e owning plantations spent lavishly for presents. Keep following the growth of the holiday and you end up with the Christmas we have today. We have Black Friday where people sometimes get k**led by shoppers trying to get that great deal.

For over a month people go to massive sales, they grab, they fight, they curse, and they sometimes k**l and then finally, on Dec. 25th, most will go to church on Sunday Morning before Christmas arrives. In all of this mess, one can hardly find Christ.
So I don't mind the African Americans having a holiday to celebrate freedom from s***ery. After all, their ancestors really DID earn that one. The meaning will be lost as the other holidays.

good morning PR,, well this is starting as a fine day.. Sun came up, clear and bright, like it had just been made.

Now..Juneteenth holiday?

think about this.. it is not just a day to make dem black guys happy.. it marks a great turning point in our countries history.

Abolishing s***ery put the United States on the same level as the super powers of the day.. England, France all of Europe and most of the world had declared s***ery unlawful..

June 19th was chosen for a number of reasons and events.. the actual date starts with an Oklahoma ruling against s***ery.. the Emancipation Proclamation was a few years earlier.. 1864 vs 1866 i think.. then about a dozen more events fell on the same date over the decades..

Wish I could recall and list them all or at least more..

This should be for all the nation, not only a holiday for Black or descendants of s***es..

someone mentioned we have to many federal holidays as it is.. Now I could agree with that idea, but bet we could never agree on which holidays to remove..

This day has been observed over the last few years in the twin cities. maybe not every year but parades and block parties have been held.

Lets do it..