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Congress made Juneteenth a holiday, but it won’t lift a finger to protect Black voting rights

On Saturday, the U.S. government celebrated Juneteenth National Independence Day for the first time, President Biden having signed a bill enshrining June 19 as a federal holiday two days earlier. Fourteen Republicans, all white men, voted against it in the House.  “I cannot support efforts that furthers [sic] racial divisions in this country,” Arizona Rep. […]

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