Juneteenth: Celebrating Freedom and Legacy

Oprah's Super Soul

Oprah

Society & Culture

4.6 • 32.9K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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This bonus episode of Super Soul features highlights from the CNN special Juneteenth: Celebrating Freedom and Legacy. This star-studded tribute honors freedom, advancement and the trailblazers who led the way. CNN correspondent and anchor Victor Blackwell hosts conversations with celebrated artists including John Legend, Patti LaBelle, Smokey Robinson and “the Grandmother of Juneteenth” Ms. Opal Lee. Want more podcasts from OWN? Visit https://bit.ly/OWNPods You can also watch Oprah’s Super Soul, The Oprah Winfrey Show and more of your favorite OWN shows on your TV! Visit https://bit.ly/find_OWN

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0:00.0	I'm Oprah Winfrey.
0:02.0	Welcome to Super Soul Conversations, the podcast.
0:06.0	I believe that one of the most valuable gifts you can give yourself is time,
0:12.0	taking time to be more fully present.
0:15.0	Your journey to become more inspired and connected to the deeper world around us
0:21.0	starts right now.
0:23.4	Welcome to a CNN special event, Juneteenth celebrating freedom and legacy.
0:31.3	I'm Victor Blackwell. Behind me is the beautiful
0:34.7	National Museum of African American History and culture in Washington, D.C.
0:38.9	This is the perfect setting for our celebration of Juneteenth because like the museum
0:44.1	Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery here in the United States.
0:47.7	It's also a celebration of black culture in history.
0:51.2	It tells our story of struggle, genius, and beauty. Tonight we will
0:56.6	bring you an exceptional lineup of iconic black musical artist. You will hear
1:01.6	their views on this holiday and its importance.
1:04.8	Our night of inspiring moments and entertainment from some of the best to ever do it starts now. John Legend is a music superstar.
1:15.0	He's earned Emmys, Grammys, and Oscar and Tony.
1:18.0	He's also an activist and a philanthropist focusing on criminal justice reform. Did I read this right that you have a Juneteenth baby?
1:26.0	Yes, Wren.
1:27.0	Yeah, he was born on Juneteenth last year, so he is one today.
1:31.0	All right, happy birthday to rent.
1:33.9	Aside from planning birthday parties,
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