At work the next day, Dre decided to use his frustration for creative good, tapping musician Aloe Blacc to write a song that accurately portrayed Columbus’s legacy. And the ordeal left Dre wondering why Americans celebrate Columbus Day instead of holidays more relevant to North American history. “We celebrate a horrible man when we don’t even acknowledge important moments in our own history like Juneteenth,” he told his co-workers. “What is Juneteenth?” one of Dre’s colleagues asked to the chagrin of his bosses, who knew where this was headed. Dre’s boss questioned why Juneteenth should be an official holiday when the country already celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History Month.

Source: Washington Post October 04, 2017 14:44 UTC