Episode 40: Eric Adams Wants To Cancel Juneteenth ft. Black Opportunities

We start episode 40 off with Juneteenth, watching some videos of Kathy Hochul speaking to the holiday and breaking down why once again she is full of sh!t. We also discuss Juneteenth in the context of Eric Adams, just days after Adams shut down The Black Opts annual Juneteenth event in the Bronx with less than 24hrs notice!To give us more context on what happened and what’s next, Hawk and Chivona Newsome from Tyhe Black Opts join the episode! They tell us the wholeeeee scoop. We also hear from Mario Benabe from Black Opts, especially about the first public Montessori school in the Bronx.After we finish discussing everything with Hawk Chivona and Mario, they leave the call and we return to a few more topics - Bishop Whitehead, Ken & Friends, upcoming events and actions in NYC.As always, we didn’t get to everything we wanted to because there is just so much to say! So tune in next week to catch us again!Check out our website: www.unapologetictawk.com Subscribe & watch the episode on Youtube: youtube.com/@UnapologeticTawkPodcast?si=dxnIvfV5Jaivqg6- Follow the podcast on socials:Instagram: @unapologetictawk Tik Tok: @unapologetictawkFollow Relly: @rellyrebel Follow Dimez: @dimez_cartierFollow Rudy: @shacqealRudy is the creator of Blacksky, an algorithm to connect Black users on Bluesky and the basis for other community algorithms on BlueskyFollow Rudy on BlueskySupport Blacksky on Open CollectiveRudy also created Papertree.earth, a joint bank account for community groups to collectively manage finances.We The People NYC is a community-led mutual aid group that runs a hot food & clothes distro every Thursday @ 1PM on the corner of Fulton & Nostrand in Bed-Stuy & every Saturday @ 1PM on 125th Street & Lexington Ave in Harlem.Check out more info at wethepeople.nyc or @wethepeople_nyc on InstagramJoin the Stonewall Was A Riot! Movement every Thursday starting at 7pm at the Stonewall Inn to march for Black youth specifically Black LGBTQIA+ liberation. Tap in on Instagram: @stonewall.wasariot !!!