{"id":10806,"date":"2020-06-18T23:01:38","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T04:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=10806"},"modified":"2020-06-18T23:01:38","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T04:01:38","slug":"national-geographic-to-simulcast-abc-news-prime-time-special-to-commemorate-juneteenth-and-its-meaning-to-the-ongoing-struggle-for-black-equality-in-america-june-19-8pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/06\/18\/national-geographic-to-simulcast-abc-news-prime-time-special-to-commemorate-juneteenth-and-its-meaning-to-the-ongoing-struggle-for-black-equality-in-america-june-19-8pm\/","title":{"rendered":"National Geographic to Simulcast ABC News&#8217; Prime-Time Special to Commemorate Juneteenth and Its Meaning to the Ongoing Struggle for Black Equality in America June 19, @ 8PM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10774\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/juneteenth.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/juneteenth.jpg 500w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/juneteenth-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/juneteenth-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/juneteenth-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>National Geographic announced today that the network will simulcast ABC News&#8217; prime-time special to commemorate Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the end of slavery in America, and examine its symbolism among the Black community and around the nation. 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