Klaritza Rico Pharrell Williams joined Gov. Ralph Northam in Richmond, Va. on Tuesday to announce Juneteenth, or June 19, as a state holiday.The popular artist and Virginia Beach native has been at the forefront of proposing Juneteenth, the day which celebrates the end of slavery in the United States, as a national holiday.“Juneteenth deserves the same level of recognition and celebration,” said Pharrell. “July 4, 1776, not everybody was free and celebrating their Independence Day.
So here’s our day. And if you love us, it will be your day too.”During the announcement, Northam said the holiday is just “one step toward reconciliation.”“It’s time we elevate this,” said Northam,” not just a celebration by and for some Virginians, but one.
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