Juneteenth June 17, 2021 11:21 pm

San Francisco Celebrates the Making of Juneteenth a Federal Holiday

President Biden and Vice President Harris signed a bill into law making Juneteenth a federal holiday Thursday, a day celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. NBC Bay Area’s Cheryl Hurd got reaction from a congresswoman who was there and from people attending a gala in San Francisco.

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