By Jason Williams Juneteenth becoming a national holiday in 2021 was an enormous recognition of the worst practices of our nation. Sadly, despite this step forward, the U.S. has been resistant to the idea of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission that would genuinely consider the effects of slavery, Jim Crow, and white supremacy on the daily lives of Blacks today. To some, the passage of Juneteenth as a holiday may be symbolic. Today, however, we should be reminded that Black Americans continue to live under a model of subjective citizenship. We can point to various contemporary issues to subst…
