A Juneteenth meditation on resistance, persistence and the pursuit of happiness; George Floyd, Harriet Tubman and the value of Black lives; an interview with BLM Protester Samantha Francine. 
Today at Ms. | June 19, 2020

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Resistance, Persistence and the Pursuit of Happiness: A Juneteenth Meditation

BY JANICE RHOSHALLE LITTLEJOHN | "This Juneteenth—June 19—marks the 155th celebration of the liberation for African Americans... And while the trauma of legalized dehumanization of Black Americans continues still, I am asserting the right to my joy."

$20: George Floyd, Harriet Tubman and the Value of Black Lives

BY JANELL HOBSON | "George Floyd was killed over an imagined counterfeit $20 in a country that can’t keep its promise to place Tubman on the $20, counterfeit security issues or otherwise. Which is the real counterfeit here? George Floyd’s $20, Harriet Tubman’s $20 redesign or a country that still pretends there is 'liberty and justice for all’?”

We Heart: BLM Protester Samantha Francine Stares Down Racism

BY SARAH MONTGOMERY | An all-too-common scene emerged: an angry white man began yelling profanities at Samantha Francine and other peaceful Black Lives Matter protestors in Whitefish, Mont. A photo of Francine's unshakable calm in the face of his hate went viral—Ms. spoke to Francine about her bravery in that moment. 

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