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Congress--House AND Senate-- Votes Juneteenth a Federal Holiday

Juneteenth—celebrated on June 19th by most Black Americans—commemorates the legal end of slavery in Texas on June 19th, 1865, more than two years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863.

In honor of Juneteenth, I’m reposting the following essay.

How I Challenged a Privileged White Male Friend’s Racism The hardest part? First, I had to listen to him.

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Living In This Country, Racism, Relationships Daniela Gitlin Living In This Country, Racism, Relationships Daniela Gitlin

When I Published an Essay On Talking Productively About Racism with a Friend, the Conversation Continued in the Comments

I recently had a dialogue with my friend Hector about racism which was so productive that I published an essay about it on Medium. He went from denying he was racist to being willing to accept that since we are all products of our culture and our culture is racist, therefore, both of us, being White, are unavoidably racist. (Cookies were also involved.)

The piece went modestly viral. I received a variety of thought provoking comments. They came from three types of readers: Black readers, reasonable White readers and White male trolls.

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