Nike Announces They'll Treat Juneteenth As A Paid Holiday

Nike will now recognize Juneteenth (June 19), a day commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., as a holiday and pay workers for the day off, according to an internal memo obtained by Newsweek. CEO John Donahoe stated in the document that the holiday is an "important opportunity to better commemorate and celebrate Black history and culture."

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Twitter and Square also announced this week they'll treat Juneteenth as a holiday for their employees. On June 19, 1865,  Union Army General Gordon Granger read General Order No. 3 as follows, ending slavery in Texas and in the United States.