Joelle, Now Illegal in Uganda! on Nostr: If you’re a white American, take Juneteenth off if you can. This normalizes the ...
If you’re a white American, take Juneteenth off if you can.
This normalizes the celebration as a holiday. And it’s our history too as Americans. We should celebrate Americans being freed from slavery!
We should center Black people, for sure, on the day. But one way of doing that is treating it like any other major holiday. Taking the day off helps establish this as a norm and makes it easier for Black employees to also take the day off. Besides, we all should be celebrating and reflecting.
This normalizes the celebration as a holiday. And it’s our history too as Americans. We should celebrate Americans being freed from slavery!
We should center Black people, for sure, on the day. But one way of doing that is treating it like any other major holiday. Taking the day off helps establish this as a norm and makes it easier for Black employees to also take the day off. Besides, we all should be celebrating and reflecting.