Elon Musk declares Juneteenth as paid holiday for Tesla & SpaceX employees

Elon Musk has anunced that Juneteenth will be considered a paid holiday for employees at Tesla and X, two companies he founded. Juneteenth is an annual celebration on June 19 to mark day in 1865 that all slaves in Texas were declared free, which has gained wider recognition since n, and unprecedented recognition this year amid Black Lives Matter protests. 

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Musk declares Juneteenth as paid leave

In a tweet on June 19, Musk anunced that day will henceforth be considered as a US holiday for employees at two firms. He later replied to a Twitter user and anunced that day will be ded as a Paid Time Off (PTO) after firms' annual reviews scheduled to take place next quarter. 

term Juneteenth is a blend of words June and nineteenth. holiday has also been called Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day. Celebrations include pares, concerts, and reings of Emancipation Proclamation. Forty-six states and District of Columbia recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday or day of recognition, like Flag Day. Countries like South Korea, Ghana, Israel, Taiwan, France, and U.S. territory of Guam have held or w hold Juneteenth celebrations.

day has t been declared as a holiday by US Federal government, but cries for declaring it so are growing this year, triggered by death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a police officer knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes. incident triggered protests, some violent, across rth American country earlier this month. 

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 Juneteenth celebrations led to US President Donald Trump pushing date of his first rally in more than three months by a day to June 20. Earlier, California Sen. Kamala Harris criticised President Trump for holding rally on June 19. "This isn’t just a wink to white supremacists — he’s throwing m a welcome home part," she said. 

Sherry Gamble Smith, president of Tulsa’s Black Wall Street Chamber of Commerce, said, "To choose date, to come to Tulsa, is totally disrespectful and a slap in face to even happen."

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Democratic minee for Presidential elections scheduled for vember this year Joe Biden has actively supported 'Black Lives Matter' movement and backed celebrations for day. "Juneteenth reminds us of how vulnerable our nation is to being poisoned by systems and acts of inhumanity—but it's also a reminder of our ability to change. Toger, we can lay roots of real and lasting justice, and become extraordinary nation that was promised to all."

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