Lawmakers reflected on the significance of Juneteenth Wednesday, promising that Massachusetts will fight for and support Black Americans facing headwinds from new federal challenges.
“We have come a long way, and it’s our turn at this point to have the baton in our hand. And if we don’t, and we don’t use the power we have today, after all the sacrifices that were made in the past, shame on us,” Russell Holmes, the longest-serving member of the Massachusetts Black and Latino Legislative Caucus, told a crowd from the steps of State House on Wednesday.
Holmes, who reflected on the growth of the caucus — which he said began with around 10 members and has grown to 26 — was flanked by more than 30 lawmakers…