The date: June 19! The time: News O'Clock!
It’s Juneteenth, which means it’s been 155 years since Black folks in Texas were first clued in to their freedom. So we’re doing things a bit differently with a special episode today! We have so much lined up for you guys: Special guests! Music! Games! History!
Linqua Franqa, aka Mariah Parker, joined us to drop some bars, talk about being a rapper AND politician in the South, and discuss her podcast, “Waiting on Reparations.”
And the creators, writers and stars of “Sherman’s Showcase” — Bashir Salahuddin and Diallo Riddle — are with us to spread some knowledge, play a game, and talk about their new special “Sherman’s Showcase Black History Month Special — In June!”
You can listen to today's News O'Clock above, or also:
Are you celebrating Juneteenth today? Let us know how! Send us an email to newsoclock@buzzfeed.com! You can either write down your brilliant opinion OR, even better, record it as a voice memo. You can email it to us or DM us on Twitter — we’re @NewsOClock.