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Cuomo declares Juneteenth a holiday
Daily Record Staff//June 18, 2020//
Listen to this articleGov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday issued an executive order recognizing Juneteenth as a holiday for state employees, in recognition of the official emancipation of African Americans throughout the United States.
Cuomo plans to propose legislation to make Juneteenth an official state holiday next year.
“Friday is Juneteenth — a day to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States — and it’s a day that is especially relevant in this moment in history,” Cuomo said in a news release.
“Although slavery ended over 150 years ago, there has still been rampant, systemic discrimination and injustice in this state and this nation, and we have been working to enact real reforms to address these inequalities,” Cuomo said in the release.
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