6. Don’t celebrate at all
Have yourself an old-school boycott and ignore the birth of this problematic-ass nation. July 4 might be a company holiday, but that doesn’t mean you can’t fire up your laptop and channel some passive-aggressive WFH productivity. Or hell, just run errands like any other off day. (Bonus points for trolling any patriots you encounter with genuinely quizzical curiosity.)
5. Throw or attend a Black BBQ
This has to be the Blackest of Black cookouts: Wakanda-forever salutes upon entry, dress code based on Pan-African colors, food purchased from Black-owned businesses only, and a Black-ass playlist that includes everything from Future to Funkadelic to (especially) “FDT.”
4. Maybe don’t light any fireworks
We got our fix back in 2020, fam.
3. Go to a protest
News coverage may be diminishing and social media feeds are slowly returning to previous vapid norms, but the fight against systemic racism ain’t over — and marches persist around the United States. Find one in your area, write yourself a powerful protest sign (or let your face mask do double duty), and put your boots to pavement for the cause.
2. Do everything you did on Juneteenth
1. Arrest and charge the cops who killed Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain, and countless others
Liberty and justice for all, no? (And how about abolishing the police while we’re at it?) ✊🏾
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