Jack Dorsey says Twitter and Square will honor Juneteenth — June 19 — as a company holiday

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Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey said that both companies will honor Juneteenth as a company holiday, the latest effort among tech leaders to support and honor the culture of black people.

, tweeted on Tuesday that both companies will honor Juneteenth as a company holiday in the U.S., the latest effort among tech leaders to support and honor the culture of blacks.

Juneteenth, which is celebrated on June 19, is the day many African-Americans celebrate their emancipation from slavery in the U.S. On that date in 1865, Union General Gordon Granger read the the Emancipation Proclamation to African-Americans. Twitter and Square will honor the holiday every year moving forward, Dorsey said. Twitter is working to identify what days make the most sense to celebrate the end of slavery in other countries where the company has offices, a spokeswoman said.

Dorsey's decision to make Juneteenth a company holiday comes as more tech companies voice their support for the Black Lives Matter protests for racial justice in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd. Some companies in tech have also announced

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GoofyJack

Cuck soy boy

What does Juneteenth represent?

Twitter stock would appreciate if jack would finally resign

You mean... he wasn’t before? Interesting

GodandtheBear Good. Can you also stop censoring/shadowbanning accounts of Blacks and POC? jack Twitter

how about honoring hispanic culture?- modern day slaves that are exploited picking our crops.

Pandering

This movie sucks.

I’m sure his .02% black employees are very excited about his pandering to them. jack sad

He is putting shareholder's money where his mouth is which usually pisses me off, but I am OK with it this time jack

Dear police officers, if I were a thinking man as well as a union I would pick a date within the next 10 days for every police officer in America to call in sick for a week to include jailers that turns the keys and see where y'all stand= NYCMayorsOffice NYPDnews DanScavino

I mean I get what they’re trying to do but it’s a little ridiculous all the pandering right now

Awkward

UN Paying salaries for selected employees and preventing the majority is an unethical crime against humanity. جامعه_صنعاء_بدون_مرتبات_للسنه_الرابعه غير_نازحين Sanaa_University_without_salaries_for_the_fourth_year The_Non_displaced_staff

This pandering and virtue signaling is beyond pathetic. It’s gotten to the point that it is obviously extremely insincere. ENOUGH

What a crock

Jack continues to impress me

But forget about the First Amendment. Gee

But forget about the First Amendment.

This is getting more ridiculous day by day

Juneteenth? Que?

white lefty orgasm day.

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Twitter and Square are making Juneteenth a permanent company holiday - Business InsiderBusiness Insider is a fast-growing business site with deep financial, media, tech, and other industry verticals. Launched in 2007, the site is now the largest business news site on the web. Stop covering for gang stalkers and pay up to targets. I think I'll just join the folks getting shitfaced on my new free day off. I get good vibes from Juneteenth shoutout to donaldglover & AtlantaFX
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