Hollywood actor George Clooney made a $500,000 donation as a means to mock President Donald Trump’s remarks on popularizing Juneteenth, thanking the president for “making Juneteenth famous” in the same way segregationist Democrat politician Bull Connor made “Civil Rights” famous.
Facebook allegedly canceled all meetings yesterday to celebrate Juneteenth, opting instead to invite all employees to a “day of learning” on racial justice, according to a source within the company who spoke exclusively to Breitbart News.
Friday on MSNBC, network political commentator former Rep. Donna Edwards (D- MD) accused President Donald Trump of choosing Tulsa, OK for his rally on Saturday to spread chaos among black Americans to please his “hardcore white supremacist base.”
Friday on MSNBC, network political commentator former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) accused President Donald Trump’s supporters of “gleefully putting other people at risk” by attending the president’s rally on Saturday in Tulsa, OK during the coronavirus pandemic.
Former First Lady Michelle Obama commemorated Juneteenth on Friday with a statement suggesting that those those who have protested — in the past and present — have “led us forward.”
A horde of Hollywood celebrities jumped to their social media accounts on Friday to call for Juneteenth to be recognized as into a national holiday.
“My hope for everyone today that by understanding and reflecting upon the worst part of our country’s past we can commit to lifting each other up, and celebrating the freedom we all deserve,” she said in a video filmed at the White House.
A Michigan movie theater company organized a Juneteenth Film Festival and the Democrat attorney general threatened to “criminally prosecute” the organizers.
Former Vice President Joe Biden did not sponsor or co-sponsor any of the six bills recognizing Juneteenth during his time in the U.S. Senate, though he is now attempting to champion the holiday.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) said Friday the United States should celebrate Juneteenth, the day commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., by enacting Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s (D-TX) legislation forming a commission to study proposals for issuing reparations.
The radical enclave in Seattle known as the Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP) will reportedly feature a Juneteenth celebration that will be restricted to black people for the day, while white people are being asked to provide security and donations.
The NBA has decided to give its employees paid time off to commemorate the Juneteenth for the first time in league history, according to a report.
Thursday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) described President Donald Trump as being “ethically unfit, intellectually unprepared, and personally unqualified to be president.”
Theaters in Tulsa, Oklahoma, are reportedly set to screen a documentary about Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) on Friday as part of a “peaceful protest” of President Donald Trump’s campaign rally that will be held in the city the following day.
Virginia Beach native and Grammy-winning pop superstar Pharrell Williams has teamed with Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam to announce the official declaration of June 19, “Juneteenth,” as a state holiday.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) on Tuesday said that he will propose making Juneteenth — a cultural holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved black people in the United States— a paid holiday in the commonwealth.
President Donald Trump announced Monday morning on Twitter that nearly one million people have registered for his rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Saturday.
“Many of my African American friends and supporters have reached out to suggest that we consider changing the date out of respect for this Holiday, and in observance of this important occasion and all that it represents,” Trump wrote.
Friday on MSNBC, Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) accused President Donald Trump of jabbing at black people by planning his upcoming rally in Tulsa, OK, on June 19, which is Juneteenth, a holiday that marks the end of slavery.
The NFL has notified its staff employees that the league will be observing Juneteenth as a holiday, and therefore do not need to come to work on that day.
Thursday on MSNBC, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) accused President Donald Trump of being “callous” and “disrespectful” for planing his upcoming rally in Tulsa, OK on June 19, which is Juneteenth, a holiday that marks the end of slavery.
Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum is angered over President Donald Trump’s plans to hold a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 19th.
President Donald Trump’s campaign defended Thursday their decision to hold a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 19.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The topic of reparations for slavery is headed to Capitol Hill for its first hearing in more than a decade with writer Ta-Nehisi Coates and actor Danny Glover set to testify before a House panel.
