As we celebrate Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when news of emancipation finally reached the last enslaved Black Americans, we also face a harsh reality. Across the country, DEI departments are being dismantled. Words like diversity, equity, inclusion, culture, and heritage are being removed from the websites of academia, nonprofits, and public institutions. Books are being banned, monuments removed, and Black history erased. This reflects past efforts to suppress the truth, from post-Reconstruction historical revisionism to Jim Crow censorship. Today, that legacy lives on in quieter, more calculated forms. Juneteenth is more than a celebration of freedom. It is a call to remember, to resist, and to commit. We must protect historical truth, honor the contributions of Black Americans, and speak out against the silencing of our stories. Freedom delayed is freedom denied, and freedom erased is justice undone.

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