Young people skip 'controversial' 4th of July after George Floyd, Roe v. Wade: America 'isn't for everyone'
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Young people skipping celebrating America's Independence Day told the New York Times the holiday was no longer inclusive after Roe v. Wade and Black Lives Matter.
Malaya Tapp, 18, said she started to feel differently about the holiday in 2020 when she saw racial injustices highlighted by the BLM movement. "I lost a lot of my patriotic feelings," she admitted to the paper. Kristine Parks is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Read more.
Tapp told her followers on social media, "You don't have to celebrate false independence and white supremacy this July," in a video explaining why she wasn't going to celebrate America's founding. She suggested those who shared the same feelings could instead make 4th of July a "late Juneteenth celebration" if they were inclined.