Twitter making Juneteenth a permanent company holiday for ‘celebration, education, and connection’
JUNETEENTH is to become a company holiday for tech companies Twitter and Square, Jack Dorsey, the CEO of both companies, announced on Tuesday.
June 19 celebrates the day slaves in Texas learned of the Emancipation Proclamation - two and a half years after it was issued.
Juneteenth also serves to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.
Dorsey made the announcement on Twitter, saying: "Countries and regions around the world have their own days to celebrate emancipation, and we will do the work to make those dates company holidays everywhere we are present."
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reported that Dorsey plans to expand charitable giving to groups, like Colin Kaepernick's charity, fighting issues like coronavirus, girl's health and education.
The announcement comes just over two weeks since the death of George Floyd that spurred protests all across the country.
The new company holiday looks to be a permanent change, becoming a day for "celebration education and connection" at both companies.