Pharrell Williams, Ellen DeGeneres, Kenya Barris, and CNN’s Van Jones have joined forces to make Juneteenth a paid holiday in the U.S.
The celebs launched the Juneteenth Pledge after holding a virtual call on June 26 with dozens of CEOs and top executives from major corporations across the country.
It included leaders from Adidas, Airbnb, Amblin Partners, Greensill, HP, Participant, The J. M. Smucker Company, Starbucks and Under Armour.
RELATED: Pharrell Talks To Jimmy Kimmel About Making Juneteenth An Official State Holiday They’re joined by international advocacy organizations Global Citizen and global CEO advisory firm Teneo in their attempt to have June 19 seen as a national holiday, the Hollywood Reporter claimed.
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