Juneteenth Federal Holiday New York / Juneteenth Now an Official Holiday for Philadelphia ... - Under the legislation, the federal holiday would be known as juneteenth national independence day.
Juneteenth Federal Holiday New York / Juneteenth Now an Official Holiday for Philadelphia ... - Under the legislation, the federal holiday would be known as juneteenth national independence day. . Redlining, discrimination of every form existed here in liberal, progressive earlier this week, new york gov. Under the legislation, the federal holiday would be known as juneteenth national independence day. The associated press contributed to this report. Juneteenth national independence day will become the 12th legal public holiday, and the first new one since martin luther king jr. Making juneteenth a federal holiday acknowledges slavery as the original sin built into the united states constitution, he added. We celebrate its eradication, but we can't celebrate how deeply racism resulted in america's policies and is still built into education, health care. Day was established in 1983. Biden signed a law officially designating june 19 as. The associated press co...