Cool Weird Awesome With Brady Carlson

Holidays don't just show up; people make them happen. Here's the story of how a commemoration of a key moment in ending the institution of slavery eventually became a national holiday across the United States. Former State Rep. Al Edwards, Who Helped Make Juneteenth A State Holiday, Dies At 83 (Houston Public Media)How 97-Year-Old Activist Opal Lee Became the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” (Biography)