Usher pens powerful essay calling for change on Juneteenth
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nme.comUsher has written a powerful new essay calling for change on Juneteenth – the annual commemoration day to mark the emancipation of slavery in the US.Writing in the Washington Post to coincide with the day, Usher has called for politicians to recognise the day as a national holiday and for citizens to support black-owned business today and in the future.Under the headline ‘Why it’s so important that Juneteenth become a national holiday,’ Usher said the day should unite the US. “It should be a national holiday, observed by all Americans,” he wrote.“As an artist, it is my duty to reflect the trying times in which we live.
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