Independence Day and the Black Race in America: Whose Freedom Are We Celebrating?
By New Black Voices Editorial Board Every July 4th, America wraps itself in red, white, and blue. Fireworks light the sky, grills fire up, and speeches echo with words like “freedom” and “liberty.” But for many Black Americans, Independence Day feels like a celebration of a promise never kept. In 1776, when the U.S. declared […]
