Juneteenth for the first time. The day commemorates when the last slaves in the Confederacy were liberated in 1865 and has gone on to mark a celebration of the end of slavery in the U.S.
in general.Leading up to this year’s Juneteenth, ABC decided to re-air the episode of “Black-ish” dedicated to the holiday on June.
In the musical episode, Dre (Anthony Anderson) is upset that there are not enough holidays celebrating Black people in America.
He thus enlists Aloe Blacc to write a song to raise awareness about Juneteenth.According to series creator Kenya Barris, the decision to re-air the episode was entirely ABC’s.“I was really, really, really happy that they did it,” Barris said in an interview with Variety. “To me, that is one of the most.
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