Juneteenth

On this, the newly-minted federal holiday honoring the emancipation of America's enslaved people, I'd like us to take a brief stroll through American history, starting with President Abraham Lincoln's lasting legacy. 

Lincoln is a fascinating President for several reasons, including the fact that he was--allegedly--part Black himself, through his mom Nancy Hanks' own murky origins. 

Lincoln was a very accomplished man, having helmed the nation through a Civil War, thus preserving the Union; having abolished slavery, though (naturally 🙄) he still caught a lot of flack for it; having fortified the federal government & the services it provides to the American people; & overhauling the U.S. economy, which was still in its relative nascency during Lincoln's time. 

They say President Lincoln died on Tax Day (April 15) 1865, after taking an a$$a$$in's bullet to the head. Later that same year, on June 19, 1865, Union Army general Gordon Granger announced to enslaved people in Texas that they were finally free. 

Though Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation two years prior, this was wayyyy before the time of the Internet, y'all, & America is a *huge* country, so it took quite a while for word to spread to all Black communities nationwide.

How tragic that Lincoln--seemingly--didn't live to see the culmination of what is, arguably, one of the most significant & impactful events to have resulted from his presidency... right??

#WRONG, y'all 😅 

After his "assassination" in 1865 (John Wilkes Booth, you a real one playa 😜), Lincoln went undercover, so to speak, moving through the community at-large as a so-called "regular person." 

Ultimately, Lincoln felt his status as the Nation's President overshadowed his overarching message, which was: 

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"Slavery is some bull-💩, y'all. And, hey: I self-identify as a Black American, too ✊🏾"

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As such, Lincoln essentially rejected his former life as Leader of the Free World, including his public "YT" side of the family, & took to spending more time with whom he actually considered "his" people, Black American people. 

Unbeknownst to most of the American public, President Lincoln (actually, several of the U.S. Presidents, for real for real 👀) had a not-so-secret Black side of the family, including a fiesty little daughter named Carrie McDonald. 

Living his life as a so-called "regular" dude, *of course* our guy Abe had a favorite, endlessly entertaining, Black AF lady of the evening, a side-piece known as Elvira a.k.a. Carrie's mom. 

To hear Abe tell it, Elvira was the liveliest h0e in all of Washington, DC, if not the nation as a whole (lol) 💃🏾

Back then, Elvira had already b0ned most of the city (if not the entire East Coast), right? 

Tell me why this h0e still ain't give not one eff about #NATHAN, OK y'all 😂 

Anyways. Abe & Elvira messed around & had a wild AF lil girl child together named Carrie. 

Carrie was a lot of things--including a future legendary h0e in her own right--but one thing she absolutely was *NOT* is a liar, or a "fake" person of any kind. 

In fact, Carrie had a reputation for being brutally honest... to a fault. 

Even back in those days, society had something called a "shadow family," which is when a prominent YT dude has a secret Black family, too, somewhere out there. 

Anyone who knew Carrie knew you couldn't keep that girl a secret; her behavior was just wayyyy too out-of-pocket, y'all... just like her mama Elvira's, lol.

For instance, Carrie had zero qualms about crashing one of her older YT siblings' weddings, airing out the family's dirty laundry for all to see, hear, & chat about literally weeks-to-months-to-centennials later 🤭

Carrie was a whip-smart girl & *for damn sure* knew what a "shadow family" was--and wanted no parts of it. 

As the self-appointed megaphone for "the Black side" of the family, Carrie said she & all the other melanated members (lol) on that side should *really* be the ones in the spotlight 🔦

Carrie's dad, Undercover Abe Lincoln, couldn't really do much but observe from the sidelines, entertained AF, trying to stifle his laughter by stuffing his cheeks with hors d'oeuvres, silently hoping no one recognized him from his days as the Nation's President #smh 🤦🏾‍♀

Anyways, Carrie eventually became full-grown--in body AND attitude--and had several children of her own, including her babies Freda & J0s3f. 

Right up until her *alleged*--this woman was known to fake her own death *several* times over the decades/centuries/millenia, OK y'all??--last breath, Carrie firmly maintained that 1) She was the original first "Slutty Baby" on written record (thanks, in no small part, to her h0e a$$ mama Elvira 🙄✊🏾), and 2) That the one & only President Abraham Lincoln was her real daddy & she loved him very much.

Actually, scratch that last part. Carrie was a known h0e--she ain't really have love for *none* of these n!gs, even Abe Lincoln's wonderfully accomplished self.

And Carrie was only truly known to call a single person "Daddy" for real, despite the fact she technically called whoever paid the right price "Daddy," up to & including her actual father, Abe Lincoln 😬

That person/entity is G-0-D, y'all 🥳🙌🏾

And whoever fully embodies the Divine Feminine or the Divine Masculine, a proud, self-proclaimed pr0st!tute bish like Carrie McDonald *enthusiastically* calls Daddi/Daddy, OK??? 

The way Carrie herself broke it down to me, !i$@ bee™, was like this: 

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"These h0es already out here, on they knees, ready to receive *something*, *somewhere*. 

Why not have that be the word of the L0rd??"

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That's just like my Triple OG ancestor Carrie, mayne: 

Forever making dollars AND sense 😇🙏🏾💰

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#HappyJuneteenth, my babies 

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