Communities of all races all across America will celebrate Juneteenth 2023 today as an official holiday.
Current Events :
Juneteenth (combining the words “June” and “nineteenth”) is the date commemorating the actual end of slavery in the United States — when the last slaves in America (in Galveston, TX) were officially freed 2 1/2 years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
Juneteenth is now recognized as an official work holiday in America, which means you have an opportunity to commemorate the day in a personal way.
Check out this year’s sights and sounds of Juneteenth in the video below.
HAPPY JUNETEENTH!
OK WASSUP! covers Current Events:
Juneteenth 2023 is celebrated as an official holiday.
I tried to get to this sooner……
Needless to say, I am happy to see that it is recognized as a Federal holiday.
Thank you Pres. Biden!
And I hope as more and more Americans (Black, White, Asian, Latino, Native American, whoever) truly learn about this historical American event that more and more Americans will come to truly appreciate the significance of it!