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A Juneteenth mural

Marking Juneteenth

by Naomi Bethune June 19, 2026June 18, 2026

Black Americans must push back against the Trump administration’s efforts to erase the past.

People hold signs and rally to celebrate the reinstallation of a slavery exhibit

Whitening American History

by Naomi Bethune February 23, 2026February 23, 2026

Trump’s efforts to remove Black people from America’s story have been countered by scholars, activists, judges—and history itself.

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