- June 19, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed legislation into law that makes Juneteenth a federal holiday in the United States.
Here in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, there is a ten-day stretch of events celebrating the day when the last slaves finally learned they were free.
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For some, it feels like a moment they have been waiting for. Vendors and organizers said it feels liberating to have the opportunity to share their history and heritage.
75 local Black-owned businesses set up shop at Economic Impact Plaza in Downtown Pittsburgh.
“It feels good, I feel appreciated,” said Teresa Franklin, SKIN business owner. “I’m happy to get my business out there and for everyone else to get their business out there.”
Teresa Franklin feels allowing her Black-owned all-natural skin care business and others to promote themselves is a good way to bring…
