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It is the height of irony that the state declared it a holiday but it won't be celebrated until two years later.

good dolphin wrote:

It is the height of irony that the state declared it a holiday but it won't be celebrated until two years later.

Almost as long as it took Lincoln's words to make it to Texas.

Nas wrote:

good dolphin wrote:

It is the height of irony that the state declared it a holiday but it won't be celebrated until two years later.

Almost as long as it took Lincoln's words to make it to Texas.

That is the irony. I didn't think I had to annunciate it as based on this board it either has always been or will be taught in school

good dolphin wrote:

Nas wrote:

good dolphin wrote:

It is the height of irony that the state declared it a holiday but it won't be celebrated until two years later.

Almost as long as it took Lincoln's words to make it to Texas.

That is the irony. I didn't think I had to annunciate it as based on this board it either has always been or will be taught in school

It's another in a long line of symbolic "victories". I'm bothered by it.

Nas wrote:

good dolphin wrote:

Nas wrote:

good dolphin wrote:

It is the height of irony that the state declared it a holiday but it won't be celebrated until two years later.

Almost as long as it took Lincoln's words to make it to Texas.

That is the irony. I didn't think I had to annunciate it as based on this board it either has always been or will be taught in school

It's another in a long line of symbolic "victories". I'm bothered by it.

symbols are important. I don't know how anyone could be bothered by it. It's a good day. I don't like government employees getting more days off but I love celebrating history. It's good to learn more about our history. I like throwing things on here on Pulaski Day. Even if people bust my stones a little, they do get exposed to something not in the mainstream.

We have been talking about this holiday for a long time at this board. We are always on the forefront of change.

I seem to recall in the foggy past of the board that Regular Reader didn't like Juneteenth.

good dolphin wrote:

Nas wrote:

good dolphin wrote:

Nas wrote:

good dolphin wrote:

It is the height of irony that the state declared it a holiday but it won't be celebrated until two years later.

Almost as long as it took Lincoln's words to make it to Texas.

That is the irony. I didn't think I had to annunciate it as based on this board it either has always been or will be taught in school

It's another in a long line of symbolic "victories". I'm bothered by it.

Symbols are fine. Similar to appetizers. Eventually, you need more.

MANY of these other holidays are celebrated while kids are in school. That means even for 1 day these people will be discussed and kids can be exposed to the information. This "holiday" takes place during summer break. That significantly reduces the exposure for many.

CPS gets out today and there is an entire month for concentration on black history, during which Juneteenth is undoubtedly noted.

There is more (on federal, state and municipal levels) and you aren't looking if you don't see it

good dolphin wrote:

I think you're missing my point, I'm not really interested in these holidays. They mean very little to me. I don't need a capitalistic commemoration of whitewashed black history in America to feel like I'm an American.

You know a lot of stuff isn't taught in school because MANY have been afraid to stray far away from the safety of history books and some history has been "lost". There are even things in history books that don't get the focus they deserve.