— tweeted by Barack Obama
on June 19, 2020
The Ten Juneteenth Commandments
(Read "Make Juneteenth Great Again: The Caucasians' Guide to Celebrating Juneteenth" to fully understand these "commandments" for Caucasians.)
- Thou shalt not have any holidays before Juneteenth.
- Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor.
- Thou shalt not whitesplain.
- Thou shalt not take the Juneteenth’s name in vain.
- Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s anything.
- Remember Juneteenth and keep it holy.
- Lean not into thine own understanding.
- Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s Blackness.
- Thou shalt not steal.
- Thou shalt purchase gifts for thy Black neighbors. (Just kidding. I know you don’t have any.)
Oh, yes, I do! I have wonderful Black neighbors here at the Crown Center. The main reason to ponder this list (and the article it was in) is to consider life from a point of view many have never considered.
1 comment:
I am glad that Juneteenth is now a federal holiday, but wish we were making many more strides much more quickly!
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