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Listen "From Juneteenth to July 4th: Why Freedom Isn't Free for Everyone in America | The People's Brief"
Episode Synopsis
Host Lynae Vanee breaks down why July 4th hits different when you're Black in America. She talks with Dr. Nafeesa Muhammad about how Black people fought in the Revolutionary War but didn't get the freedom they were promised. Comedian Zainab Johnson shares why she grew up celebrating Juneteenth instead of July 4th, and Amanda Seals drops some real talk about what it means to be Black and American. They explore why Frederick Douglass asked "What to the slave is the Fourth of July?" back in 1852 and why that question still matters today.
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