Juneteenth to July 4th

Calls to Action

What does it mean to be part of our nation, whether by birth or by naturalization? In our nation, what is independence, and is it a privilege or a right? Does everyone who is part of our nationality have independence? These podcasts and articles discuss these issues. Callie Crossley’s June 11, 2021 episode about Juneteenth is also relevant to these questions.

• Listen to the Code Switch episode “The Racial Reckoning That Wasn’t” to see where our country is since George Floyd’s death. This includes a discussion with the authors of the May 22, 2021 New York Times article, which is part of a series on George Floyd and America a year later, “Support for the Black Lives Matter Movement Surged Last Year: Did It Last?”

• Listen to Callie Crossley’s Under the Radar podcast episode “Encore: Celebrating Juneteenth in Boston” which talks about the history of Juneteenth in our country and here in Boston and protecting independence for all of us.

• Take a look at this Youth Activist Toolkit and see what you can do with a young person in your life as civic-minded members of our community.