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Phila.gov<\/a> June 17, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PHILADELPHIA \u2014 Mayor Jim Kenney announced today that the City of Philadelphia designates Juneteenth as an official City holiday. As a result, this Friday, June 19, 2020, City offices and facilities will be closed to the public to observe Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor the past few years I\u2019ve had the privilege of participating in our city\u2019s annual Juneteenth parade and festival, which deepened my appreciation for this important holiday,\u201d said Mayor Jim Kenney.<\/strong> \u201cJuneteenth has a unique cultural and historical significance; it symbolizes freedom, represents the triumph of emancipation, and marks a day of reflection. Now more than ever, it\u2019s critically important to acknowledge America\u2019s original sin of slavery\u2014something we as a nation have never atoned for. The only way to dismantle the institutional racism and inequalities that continue to disenfranchise Black Philadelphians is to look critically at how we got here, and make much-needed changes to the governmental systems that allow inequality to persist. This designation of Juneteenth represents our administration\u2019s commitment to reckon with our own role in maintaining racial inequities as well as our understanding of the magnitude of work that lies ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click to read entire official announcement<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"