Tag: emancipation
Bill To Add Juneteenth As Paid State Holiday Gains Near-Universal Support in Legislature
A bill to add Juneteenth as an official paid state holiday in California gained near universal support in the last few weeks as public support for the holiday also climbs. Assembly Bill 1655, authored by Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles),...
Bill To Make Juneteenth an Official State Paid Holiday Introduced in CA Assembly
A bill to make Juneteenth, a holiday that celebrates the emancipations of slavery in the United States, a paid state holiday in California, was introduced to the Assembly late last week. According to Assembly Bill 1655, authored by Assemblywoman Akilah...