Twitter founder Jack Dorsey announced that June 19 will now be a holiday for his companies. Date symbol of the commemoration of the abolition of slavery.
In the midst of a shock wave, George Floyd, an announcement by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey echoed this period. The latter announced that the date of June 19, corresponding to the American holiday which commemorates the emancipation of slavery, would now be a public holiday in the United States for his two companies, Twitter and Square, and "forever". It will be "a day of celebration, education and connection ", he said in a tweet.
Little historical reminder. On June 19, 1865, the Emancipation Proclamation was read by General Gordon Granger to African American slaves in Texas, the last Confederate state to have freed slaves after the end of the Civil War. The "Juneteenth" (contraction of June and 19 in English) is already a holiday in Texas and is commemorated almost everywhere in the country. "Countries and regions of the world have their own dates to celebrate emancipation and we will work to make them corporate holidays wherever we are present "said Jack Dorsey.
According to AFP, other companies have indicated their support for the demonstrators, some going so far as to donate to associations or to post marketing events by solidarity.
Beauty Bakery, a makeup brand founded by African-American Cashmere Nicole, announced on Instagram that "would no longer recognize " July 4, American National Day, which celebrates the Declaration of Independence from Britain. She will celebrate the Juneteenth instead. "It is important that we do everything in our power to dismantle the systems in place that ignore the value of life", explained the brand. "We will recognize the day when we ALL became free. "
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