Also called Emancipation Day, or Juneteenth Independence Day, Juneteenth is a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. But this second independence day is not a national holiday and most Americans have never even heard of it. Years of systematic racism, segregation, and the oppression of Black Americans have diminished and stamped out efforts to make what should, undoubtedly, be an American National Holiday.
Christopher Wilson, a matchmaker at the adoption center for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals joined Cheddar News to discuss ways how to keep your dog stress-free amid fireworks during the July 4th weekend.
Brian Clark, co-founder of 4West Lounge in Harlem, NY, joined Cheddar News to discuss the opening of his LGBTQ+ bar and how more is needed not only in the city but around the country.
