- June 18, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Vice President Kamala Harris joins president at White House event.
The Biden administration’s plan to give federal workers the day off on Friday for Juneteenth is causing a scramble on Wall Street as bankers and officials at major exchanges figure out if they have to shut down to commemorate the new federal holiday, FOX Business has learned.
Juneteenth, short for June 19, is a holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States under the Emancipation Proclamation. The day has been celebrated by African Americans across the country for decades but only recently did the holiday find its way onto the national stage following nationwide protests over police brutality and the deaths of many African Americans at the hands of White police officers.
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On Wednesday, Congress passed legislation making Juneteenth a federal holiday and President Biden signed the bill into law Thursday.
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