In Juneteenth proclamation, Newsom reflects on ‘absolute equality’ for all Black Americans

by Janis Mara, Bay City News June 19, 2023June 19, 2023

Jackie Nwankwo, 1, sports a paper crown with the colors of the Pan-African flag during Juneteenth Celebrations at Weber Point events Center in Stockton on Saturday. Communities throughout Northern California held events this weekend to commemorate the end of slavery in 1865. (Harika Maddala/Bay City News/Catchlight Local)

Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation declaring “Juneteenth National Freedom Day: A Day of Observance” in the state of California.

California is celebrating Juneteenth as a state holiday for the first time this June under legislation enacted into law this year.

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