Juneteenth, as it's known, is the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas finally learned that slavery had been abolished two years earlier. The date, June 19, has been marked as the true day of independence in the Black community for over 150 years, and now state governments, companies and many other Americans are finally taking notice.

In this episode:

Michael Harriot (@michaelharriot), senior writer for The Root; Michael Hurd, a historian and director of Prairie View A&M University’s Texas Institute for the Preservation of History and Culture; Opal Lee, a 93-year-old activist and advocate for Juneteenth becoming a US federal holiday.

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Juneteenth, as it's known, is the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas finally learned that slavery had been abolished two years earlier. The date, June 19, has been marked as the true day of independence in the Black community for over 150 years, and now state governments, companies and many other Americans are finally taking notice.In this episode:Michael Harriot (<a href="https://twitter.com/michaelharriot" target="_blank">@michaelharriot</a>), senior writer for <a href="https://www.theroot.com/" target="_blank">The Root</a>; Michael Hurd, a historian and director of Prairie View A&amp;M University’s Texas Institute for the Preservation of History and Culture; Opal Lee, a 93-year-old activist and advocate for Juneteenth becoming a US federal holiday.Connect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>).

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.