Juneteenth & Notable Black Catholic Figures | EWTN News Nightly

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In 2021, President Biden signed into law Juneteenth as a federal holiday. It was the first federal holiday to be established since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day 4 decades prior. Biden says Juneteenth is an acknowledgement of the truth of our nation's history. It is about realizing the idea that America was founded on: all people are created equal and deserve to be treated equally throughout their lives. Host of Beacon of Truth on EWTN Radio, Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, joins to give us a brief history of the holiday and why it is also important for us as Catholics. There are some very notable Black Catholic figures from that time period that really had an impact and helped to play a part in ending slavery, one in particular was known as the American Spartacus. Deacon Harold tells us more about him. We should also remember Venerable Augustus Tolton on this day as well. The deacon shares more about the first Black American Catholic priest. He discusses how he thinks we as Catholic should commemorate this day. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf