Some states not on board with making Juneteenth a holiday
Some states not on board with making Juneteenth a holiday
(NewsNation) — Monday marks the public holiday for Juneteenth, the day set aside to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.
President Joe Biden signed the new holiday into law last year with bipartisan support. But on the state level, some still do not formally recognize the holiday.
For many African-Americans, the recognition of Black independence is a long time coming and a day…