The spirit of Juneteenth can lead us out of this perilous political moment ^70.8%

MS NOW - By Nicholas Mitchell - 6/19/2026, 10:00 AM

In-Group Bias 33.6% - Appeal to Emotion 32.6% - Negativity Bias 31.5%

It’s fair to say this Juneteenth that Black America is suffering Black fatigue. Mary-Frances Winters, who coined the term “Black fatigue,” calls it the personal and collective exhaustion of navigating widespread anti-Black racism. In 2026, such fatigue follows opponents of the Civil Rights Movement scoring a major victory at the Supreme... more