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Updated: 4:06 PM CDT May 18, 2021 MINNEAPOLIS Hennepin County is making Juneteenth a paid holiday for employee workers, according to county commissioners. Juneteenth, which is celebrated on June 19th, commemorates the day that Union soldiers in 1865 told enslaved people in Texas that the Civil War had ended and they were free, according to the Associated Press. “Juneteeth commemorates the end of slavery and the triumphs, culture and achievements of African Americans locally and across the United States. This is an opportunity to think about the centuries of work that African Americans have done to advance equity in this county and build this country,” said District 4 Commissioner Angela Conley in a press release. ....
Hennepin County to recognize Juneteenth as paid holiday Photo: AP Photo/Nati Harnik. The Juneteenth flag, commemorating the day that slavery ended in the U.S., flies in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, June 17, 2020. KSTP Created: May 18, 2021 03:24 PM The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners voted to make Junetenth a paid holiday for the county s employees. Observed on June 19, Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the country learned of their freedom and human rights given by law. Juneteeth commemorates the end of slavery and the triumphs, culture and achievements of African Americans locally and across the United States. This is an opportunity to think about the centuries of work that African Americans have done to advance equity in this county and build this country, said Commissioner Angela Conley, District 4. ....
Hennepin County officially makes Juneteenth a paid employee holiday May 18, 2021 4:30pm Text size Copy shortlink: The Hennepin County Board approved Juneteenth as a paid holiday for its more than 8,000 employees Tuesday, a move it hopes will be followed by local businesses and cities and state and federal government. Juneteenth is a holiday that celebrates the emancipation of enslaved people. Angela Conley and Irene Fernando, the County Board s first two commissioners of color, pushed less than a year ago for the June 19 holiday, also known as Freedom Day. The board declined to give Juneteenth full holiday status. Instead, the board added a new floating holiday, which would have allowed employees to take June 19 off, but removed Christmas Eve as a paid holiday. ....