Pharrell Williams dropped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to discuss his advocacy in making Juneteenth an official holiday. During his virtual chat with host Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday (June 18), Pharrell dished about how the ongoing wave of Black Lives Matter protests inspired him to reach out to Governor Ralph Northam in his home state of Virginia. "I just think it's high time that if we're gonna think about independence and what freedom really looks like, ours was never really acknowledged," Pharrell said. "I mean, yeah, there's 47 states that observe [Juneteenth] but man, it's not a paid holiday.
We deserve a paid holiday." The rapper/producer continued: "So I called him and I just said, 'Man, I just feel like this is important for not only your
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