Juneteenth

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.

“Juneteenth is important symbolically, and we need the substance to follow, but Black people historically have always tried to do multiple things at the same time.”

The United States government is catching up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with a day called “Juneteenth.”

Governor Newsom visited Black-owned businesses in Oakland hit hard by the pandemic Thursday, and for many the timing offered them a chance to reflect and celebrate the bill signing formally making Juneteenth a federal holiday.

Juneteenth became a federal holiday Thursday, so what comes next? Many say this opens the door for reparations for African Americans. NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke to Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Professor of Politics at USF James Taylor, for their input about the impact of what seems like decades in the making.

Governor Gavin Newsom visited Black-owned businesses in Oakland hit hard by the pandemic Thursday, and for many the timing offered them a chance to reflect and celebrate the bill signing formally making Juneteenth a federal holiday. Thom Jensen reports.

President Joe Biden has signed legislation Thursday establishing a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, saying he believes it will go down as one of the greatest honors he has as president

Artists including Chloe x Halle, Black Thought of the Roots and H

Juneteenth National Independence Day is the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.

Biden signed the bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday. Here’s what the holiday means, when it goes into effect and what will be closed for 2021

The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery.

President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth, or June 19, a new federal holiday in honor of the day the last enslaved people were freed in 1865. The bill received overwhelming bipartisan support and earned both parties praise from the president, saying, “I have to say to you, I’ve only been president for several months but I think this...

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke on the significance of the new federal holiday Juneteenth, which marks the day when the last enslaved people in the United States learned of their freedom on June 19, 1865, over two years after being granted freedom by the Emancipation Proclamation.

Most federal employees will observe Juneteenth on Friday after President Joe Biden signs the new holiday into law on Thursday, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management said.

The Senate and House have passed a bill to make Juneteenth, the anniversary of the end of slavery in the United States, a federal holiday.

The bill to make Juneteenth the 12th federal holiday sailed through Congress, paving the way for President Joe Biden to sign it into law.

Disney is celebrating this year’s Juneteenth with a new EP about the Black experience featuring actor and activist Yara Shahidi, Chlöe Bailey of Chloe x Halle and rapper YBN Cordae, who is donating his proceeds to students attending historically Black colleges and universities

The Giants will celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday, wearing commemorative jerseys and honoring the legacy of Toni Stone.

Juneteenth takes place annually on June 19 and marks the true end of slavery in the United States. The holiday was already recognized in 48 states and Tuesday night, the U.S. Senate voted to make the day an official federal holiday.

The Senate has passed a bill that would make Juneteenth, or June 19th, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery