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Senate passes bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday - BNC

By: Alyssa Wilson  On Tuesday, the Senate unanimously voted to establish Juneteenth National Independence Day as a national holiday.    RELATED: BNC Raises the Bar on Juneteenth Coverage to Create Premier TV Destination for Emancipation Day Celebrations   According to CNN, the legislation gained momentum following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, but Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson blocked the bill in 2020. He said giving federal employees June 19 as a day off would cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.    Juneteenth commemorates when the last enslaved Black Americans learned they were free in Galveston, Texas. If approved by the House and signed […]

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