Juneteenth is being celebrated today across the country. Haverstraw supervisor Howard Phillips says the holiday commemorates June 19th, 1865, just after the end of the Civil War, when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, where slavery still existed…
In a statement, Rockland County Legislator Toney Earl of Ramapo said racism in all its forms must be rejected. Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021. Local banks, post offices, the stock markets and public schools are closed.