On Tuesday (Jun 16), Pharrell joined Gov. Northam for his press conference in Richmond where he unveiled plans that Virginia will recognize Juneteenth as a paid state holiday.
Juneteenth, which is observed annually on June 19, is a significant holiday for African Americans because it celebrates the official day that slavery ended in the south.
It took until June 18, 1865, for these units to make it through the South and to Galveston where Union General Gordon Granger and his troops took control of the area, freeing all of the slaves in Texas.
This proposal making the Juneteenth an official state holiday in Virginia will hit the voting block when state lawmakers reconvene for a special budget session in August.
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Pharrell Teams Up With The Governor of Virginia To Announce Plan To Make Juneteenth a State Holiday
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