By Aaron Greene and Ed Potosnak Juneteenth commemorates the anniversary of June 19, 1865, when more than 250,000 enslaved people in Texas first learned they were free — two months after the Civil War ended and two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation. It offers us an opportunity, no matter our race, to reflect on the past, assess our present, and recommit to a more racially just future. One of the most urgent racial justice issues we face now is making sure everyone who is eligible can go to the polls and vote. Despite the Voting Rights Act of 1965 eliminating many of the old J…
