How cool! I didn't realize that the name 'Juneteenth' itself had a long history...I admit I found it kinda awkward at first, but now I totally get it...I thought it had JUST been coined!
I live in southern Mississippi & my partner & I often talk about historical war decisions. One thing we agree on is that our current Deep South city we live in who IMMEDIATELY surrendered without a single life lost (yet they have an entire tourism industry to make you think otherwise), should have been burnt to the ground rather than allowing all the racist plantation owners to survive, pursue rape, & procreate & affect US politics under Dumpypants in today’s age. White privilege, religion, & spoiled little rich kids. That’s where we are. Sound familiar?
What an awesome piece, Mr. Robinson, thank you!! And it has finally knocked me in the skull about the multi-purpose "Play-Typer Guy" you are. You always manage to inject the best theatrical references and analogies along with being a playwright yourself. Amazing, Sir! Fan Forever.
Thank you, Stephen. On Juneteenth, I will forever remember Opal Lee’s story of re-acquiring her family’s home property for $10, saying, ““Everybody will know that this is going to be a happy place.”
Back in the '80s when MLK Day became a thing I heard normal white people try to re-frame their complaint. "The last thing Black people need is a day where the economy is prevented from generating wealth."
This was at the beginning of my professional career.. My first thought was "FUCK WORK."
The complaint and my response were shy of the mark, but the good guys won.
On this Juneteenth I'm wondering how Florida is celebrating, considering they probably have banned any instruction about it due to white folk feeling bad. Well, I'm white and I feel bad about what happened, but I take it as an opportunity to grow as a human being by understanding what hate and envy can do.
This was a lovely tribute but also a very personal history telling of the heinous treatment Black people have continued to endure. Thank you for telling it SER in your always eloquent way.
And I note how so many chuds out there like to say "oh it was so long ago, get over it." A fair number of people subject to Jim Crow *are still alive,* after all. They only say things like this to play in our faces. And we will not forget this history no matter what the unreconstructed among us, the unreconstructed in power will do.
Thank you, SER, for Opal Lee's story. It's an inspiring story, like all of the best stories are, even if parts of the stories makes some people uncomfortable.
Ron Johnson is still ignorant about Juneteenth. A doorknob like him doesn’t change.
How cool! I didn't realize that the name 'Juneteenth' itself had a long history...I admit I found it kinda awkward at first, but now I totally get it...I thought it had JUST been coined!
The More You Know!
I live in southern Mississippi & my partner & I often talk about historical war decisions. One thing we agree on is that our current Deep South city we live in who IMMEDIATELY surrendered without a single life lost (yet they have an entire tourism industry to make you think otherwise), should have been burnt to the ground rather than allowing all the racist plantation owners to survive, pursue rape, & procreate & affect US politics under Dumpypants in today’s age. White privilege, religion, & spoiled little rich kids. That’s where we are. Sound familiar?
What an awesome piece, Mr. Robinson, thank you!! And it has finally knocked me in the skull about the multi-purpose "Play-Typer Guy" you are. You always manage to inject the best theatrical references and analogies along with being a playwright yourself. Amazing, Sir! Fan Forever.
Thank you!
Thank you, Stephen. On Juneteenth, I will forever remember Opal Lee’s story of re-acquiring her family’s home property for $10, saying, ““Everybody will know that this is going to be a happy place.”
Thank you, SER.
Thanks, Stephen. GAAA someone is cutting onions...
Back in the '80s when MLK Day became a thing I heard normal white people try to re-frame their complaint. "The last thing Black people need is a day where the economy is prevented from generating wealth."
This was at the beginning of my professional career.. My first thought was "FUCK WORK."
The complaint and my response were shy of the mark, but the good guys won.
On this Juneteenth I'm wondering how Florida is celebrating, considering they probably have banned any instruction about it due to white folk feeling bad. Well, I'm white and I feel bad about what happened, but I take it as an opportunity to grow as a human being by understanding what hate and envy can do.
This was a lovely tribute but also a very personal history telling of the heinous treatment Black people have continued to endure. Thank you for telling it SER in your always eloquent way.
This is such a beautiful article.
And I note how so many chuds out there like to say "oh it was so long ago, get over it." A fair number of people subject to Jim Crow *are still alive,* after all. They only say things like this to play in our faces. And we will not forget this history no matter what the unreconstructed among us, the unreconstructed in power will do.
Thank you for this piece, SER.
Thank you, SER, for Opal Lee's story. It's an inspiring story, like all of the best stories are, even if parts of the stories makes some people uncomfortable.
I’m not crying! You’re crying!
This is exactly the history that the MAGATs want to forget. Thanks, Steven.
This one hit me in the gut. Thank you, SER.