D.L. Hughley on Making Juneteenth a National Holiday: ‘More White People Will Get the Day Off for Slavery than Black People Will’

BEHAR Hello D L ░░░░░░░░ your new beard Lovely ░░░░░░░░ see you So yesterday ░░░░░░░░ Senate unanimously passed a ░░░░░░░░ making Juneteenth the day ░░░░░░░░ marks the end of ░░░░░░░░ a national holiday Do ░░░░░░░░ think this is the ░░░░░░░░ way to commemorate the ░░░░░░░░ And what does it ░░░░░░░░ that they were finally ░░░░░░░░ to be united on ░░░░░░░░ It took a while ░░░░░░░░ mean come on HUGHLEY ░░░░░░░░ s interesting they could ░░░░░░░░ a united bill to ░░░░░░░░ they could be united ░░░░░░░░ passing Juneteenth but we ░░░░░░░░ yet to pass an ░░░░░░░░ lynching bill I also ░░░░░░░░ it s ironic that ░░░░░░░░ the time when we ░░░░░░░░ commemorating Juneteenth that they ░░░░░░░░ also making it harder ░░░░░░░░ teach slavery in schools ░░░░░░░░ it s like what ░░░░░░░░ you tell kids they ░░░░░░░░ celebrating It says a ░░░░░░░░ about the duality of ░░░░░░░░ experience here You want ░░░░░░░░ commemorate slavery but not ░░░░░░░░ talk about it I ░░░░░░░░ it s trying it ░░░░░░░░ like trying to make ░░░░░░░░ cake without all of ░░░░░░░░ ingredients Like if you ░░░░░░░░ to make a chocolate ░░░░░░░░ without salt you would ░░░░░░░░ a pretty terrible cake ░░░░░░░░ I think a lot ░░░░░░░░ times we leave out ░░░░░░░░ ingredients toward having conversations ░░░░░░░░ is about our conversation ░░░░░░░░ to start in the ░░░░░░░░ And I think this ░░░░░░░░ the example that you ░░░░░░░░ really literally more federal ░░░░░░░░ more white people will ░░░░░░░░ the day off for ░░░░░░░░ than black people will ░░░░░░░░ it s just it ░░░░░░░░ it s ironic to ░░░░░░░░