Nevada joins growing number of states recognizing Juneteenth as an official holiday
By Stacy M. Brown, Senior National Correspondent, NNPA Newswire Nevada has officially declared Juneteenth a state holiday, joining a growing list of states commemorating the day the last enslaved individuals in the United States learned of their freedom. The state’s Republican Governor, Joe Lombardo, signed the bill into law on June 8, elevating June 19