John Conyers Jr. is here and you recognize the name, his dad, a civil rights icon,

and the longest serving black member of Congress. So is John Congress the third, Conyers the third, his dad, a civil rights icon, the longest serving black member of Congress.

So is John, Congress the third, C. C.3. That's me. That's you. He has a new book. Not only does

he have a new book, but it is also Juneteenth that we are marking today. So thank you for joining us.

Let's talk about all of it, shall we serve? Thank you for having me. I appreciate you. Thank you very much. So how are you

marking Juneteenth this year? Juneteenth is obviously a special day. You know, my family is from the

South. My father was the first generation to be raised up north. So for me, Juneteenth, you know, resonates deeply. When I leave

this interview, I'm going to go be in a community with people celebrating this holiday and

what it means to folks here in Detroit. You know, John, I had some folks say, you know, it doesn't feel the same this year.

Number one, the government's not behind it.

The white, you know, they're cutting back.

All the DEI initiatives, corporations are pulling back as well.

Have you felt that?

And look, I think we should be concerned about it,

but that should not preclude us from marking

and actually celebrating the freedom of our people.

Yeah, I don't, I don't feel that the people that aren't aligned with us,

them not celebrating something that if we look at their history,

they probably didn't want to happen anyway. I don't look at them not supporting it as a reason

for us to not celebrate and be bold and be loud and proud about what this day means. So,

you know, as far as I'm concerned, and the folks that I'll be going to be in community with

later are concerned, you know, this day is still as just as significant as it was last year

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