President Joe Biden on Thursday signed legislation to make Juneteenth, or June 19, the nation’s 11th federal holiday, recognition that comes almost 156 years to the date after slaves in Texas were told they were free. The federal designation caps decades of activism by Black Americans, and the measure received broad bipartisan support in Congress.
Juneteenth celebrates June 19, 1865, when a Union Army general arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed enslaved African Americans that the Civil War had ended and they were free. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law Thursday, officially …
After years of advocacy, Congress has finally made Juneteenth a national holiday. But the move shouldn't substitute for real racial equity in America, organizers say. Even well into her 90s, Opal Lee was sure she'd live to see the day Juneteenth became a national holiday. "Indeed! I plan to be here. …
The number of companies acknowledging Juneteenth is growing as corporate America seeks ways to deliver on diversity and inclusion pledges — although some question whether they’re truly fulfilling the spirit of those commitments. President Joe Biden signed a law decreeing Juneteenth a national …
