Juneteenth in Texas (snubbed by Obama) vs. Black history month turned political in other states

[emilynghiem]

In Texas, Sam Collins, of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, organized letters from a hundred Galveston schoolkids to invite Obama to visit for Juneteenth, but got turned down due to other obligations:

Organizer Obama won t attend Galveston s Juneteenth celebration citing conflict - Houston Chronicle

In other news, Black History Month at a school in Virginia turns into political protests and demands for apology:

All-white Fox News panel demands apology for school s Black History Month event - Salon.com