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    1. The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 18 Jun 2020

      THREAD: Juneteenth is usually marked with a cookout, a parade, a community festival, or a soulful rendition of “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing.” This year, #Juneteenth is a day of protest. Read more from @aaronlmorrison and @kat__staffordpic.twitter.com/5uXToJpz69

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    2. The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 18 Jun 2020

      #Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day that all enslaved black people learned they had been freed, will be marked with marches and demonstrations, along with expressions of black joy in spite of an especially traumatic time.http://apne.ws/Qwb2Ahr 

      15 replies 92 retweets 222 likes
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    3. The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 18 Jun 2020

      “This is one of the first times since the ’60s, where the global demand, the intergenerational demand, the multiracial demand is for systemic change,” said Cornell University professor Noliwe Rooks, a segregation expert.

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    4. The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 18 Jun 2020

      Around the U.S., activists affiliated with the #BlackLivesMatter movement will celebrate the history of the black liberation struggle and amplify their calls for defunding police in the wake of high-profile police killings of African Americans.

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    5. The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 18 Jun 2020

      “Our continued silence about the history of racial injustice has fueled many of the... problems surrounding police violence, mass incarceration, racial inequality and the disparate impact of COVID-19." - Bryan Stevenson, Equal Justice Initiative.pic.twitter.com/hM3YxjiPOO

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    6. The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 18 Jun 2020

      #Juneteenth is recognized in 47 states and the District of Columbia. It is not yet a federal holiday, but more workers than perhaps ever will have the day off. That includes workers at Nike, the NFL, Twitter and New York state government.http://apne.ws/jaEsE0o 

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    7. The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 18 Jun 2020

      A day ahead of President Trump’s planned Tulsa rally, a #Juneteenth ceremony will take place at the site known as Black Wall Street, where black-owned businesses were destroyed and up to 300 black Tulsans were killed by a white mob in 1921.http://apne.ws/b7l6INE 

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    8. The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 18 Jun 2020

      .@BlackVotersMtr co-founder @MsLaToshaBrown said the “devaluing of black lives is built into this American system" and that this Juneteenth is shaping up to be a politically defining moment ahead of the November election.pic.twitter.com/CDEDgl9GJo

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    9. The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 18 Jun 2020

      “Juneteenth is a celebratory event but we’re not celebrating the country. We’re celebrating our own freedom and our own ability to be liberated and the resiliency of black people.” - @MsLaToshaBrown

      10 replies 54 retweets 263 likes
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      The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 18 Jun 2020

      Read more from @aaronlmorrison and @kat__stafford and follow http://APNews.com  Friday and this weekend for more stories from #Juneteenth.http://apne.ws/q7Jfdqj 

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