A step forward in the case for reparations

Plus, former Republicans who challenged Trump in 2020 lay out the road map to his defeat. [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Monday, Jun. 19, 2023 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [Why teaching the history of Juneteenth feels heavier than ever this year]( By Symone D. Sanders-Townsend More than 150 years ago, Frederick Douglass, a celebrated author, activist and leader in the abolitionist movement, [spoke before a crowd in our nation's Capitol](saying, "where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe." These words ring as true today as they did in 1866 when he spoke them. They can provide direction as a new generation of Americans chart their path toward a more perfect union. But in South Carolina, Texas, Florida and many more states across our nation, these words are considered dangerous, and even teaching them is now illegal. I can think of nothing more dangerous than the frontal assault on our nation's true history. There is no Vice President Kamala Harris or Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, or President Barack Obama without Frederick Douglas and the people of Galveston, Texas. The journey to Juneteenth and its impact is American history. This is a preview of Symone D. Sanders-Townsend's latest article. [Read more here.](     TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [A photo of Cori Bush]( [KEISHA N. BLAIN]( [There's no better time than Juneteenth to demand reparations for African Americans]( Juneteenth should be a somber day to reflect on the unique challenges Black people have faced and continue to face in this country. [Read more.]( [A photo of Ron DeSantis]( [WHITNEY PHILLIPS, MARK BROCKWAY, ABBY OHLHEISER]( [Ron DeSantis has a novel new strategy to vilify liberals. And it involves the devil.]( DeSantis’ quasi-religious shadow gospel, with roots in Cold War anticommunism and the satanic panic of the 1980s, is more dangerous than it seems. [Read more.]( [DR. VERONICA GILLISPIE-BELL]( The death of Olympic gold medalist Tori Bowe reminds us of how dangerous it is in the U.S. to give birth]( When Olympic athletes are dying in childbirth, it’s clear the medical system has a greater problem. [Read more.]( [A photo of Biden]( [ZEESHAN ALEEM]( [Trump just gave Biden a seemingly perfect political gift. Biden must ignore it.]( Biden is avoiding a deceptively tricky Trump indictment trap. [Read more.]( TOP VIDEOS [Alternate text] [INSIDE WITH JEN PSAKI]( [Adam Schiff to Jen Psaki: It’s a badge of honor to be on Trump’s enemy list]( [JONATHAN CAPEHART]( [Neal Katyal: Trump can't send witness to the stand screaming about Hillary's emails or Biden's garage]( [ALI VELSHI]( [The 'Grandmother of Juneteenth' on her fight to get the holiday federally recognized]( [ALI VELSHI]( [Three former Republicans who challenged Trump in 2020: ‘We wanted to beat Trump. We went after Trump.’]( [MORE FROM MSNBC]( [Alternate text] The second episode of MSNBC’s original podcast "Rachel Maddow Presents: Deja News" is now available. As presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis wages his "war on woke," Rachel Maddow and co-host Isaac-Davy Aronson tell the story of Florida lawmakers in the 1950s and 60s who ventured down a similar path. [Listen now.](   Tomorrow, Joy Reid hosts a conversation with Vice President Kamala Harris as we approach the one year anniversary of the Supreme Court's ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade. Watch "One Year Post-Roe: A ReidOut Special with VP Harris," tomorrow at 7 p.m. ET on MSNBC.   [Image] [Image] 30 Rockefeller Plaza New York, NY 10112 [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily) [PRIVACY]( | [CONTACT]( | [UNSUBSCRIBE](listvar=sub_daily)