, Columnist
Heat Blobs Sound Cute — But Act Deadly
The steamy weather rolling through much of the country is a natural disaster. So why don’t we treat it like one?
It’s too hot to go.
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Tomorrow is Juneteenth. In addition to reading up on the nation’s progress — and serious lack thereof — toward racial equity, I imagine a good number of you will be spending your federal holiday outside in the sun. Maybe you’ll attend a celebration of Black freedom. Or you’ll prepare a red drink to honor the bloodshed of former enslaved Black Americans. But no matter what you do, you’ll probably be sweating. Especially if you’re on the East Coast: