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In observance of “Juneteenth,†the oldest and most popular commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, members of the Project 21 black leadership network are urging black Americans to overcome the hurt of past suffering and focus on the current opportunities and freedoms offered to them in modern-day America.“Juneteenth marks the total emancipation of enslaved Americans. But a form of slavery still exists within the black community when too many of us confine ourselves to a rigid political mindset. Due to a very effective campaign waged by the political left, an overwhelming number of us blindly support policies that are not good for us or our community because we are duped into believing conservatives are racist. Conservatives value freedom, and that’s what Juneteenth is all about,†said Project 21 co-chairman Stacy Washington, a columnist and talk radio host in St, Louis, Missouri. “Not only is the left’s smear campaign false, it’s detrimental to the transactional nature of voting. We marginalize ourselves with our monolithic support of a leftist agenda that fails to improve black lives. I hope this Juneteenth can mark a new beginning for blacks in America with a return to requiring real results for political support.â€...https://nationalcenter.org/ncppr/2017/06/16/black-conservatives-commemorate-juneteenth-emancipation-celebration/
