Shining a light on Black Seminoles this Juneteenth

Texas Standard

The Biden administration has announced a policy that will protect about half a million undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens from deportation. NPR’s Sergio Martínez-Beltrán has the details on the new directive.
Juneteenth is a holiday about visibility – and some people use the occasion to turn the spotlight on communities that have been overlooked. KUT reporter and producer Zahra Crim brings us the story of the Black Seminoles.
In the new book “Juneteenth Rodeo,” snapshots from Black rodeos in Texas in the 1970s are coming to light after being packed away for decades.
And: Anyone remember race cars on Padre Island? Commentator WF Strong on the craziest island race few Texans remember today.

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