new york public schools
NYC Public Schools Make Juneteenth A Holiday, Columbus Day Goes Bye-Bye
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ira L. Black – Corbis / Getty The Big Apple is starting to get woke. New York City public schools will be celebrating Juneteenth as an official holiday on their academic calendar. As spotted on Gothamist NYC has made some significant changes to some key dates in the school year. On Tuesday, May 4 they confirmed that Juneteenth, a day that signifies day the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States, will be recognized as an holiday. This means all learning institutions from kindergarten to 12th grade will be closed on June 20 in observance of the day that has gained much more relevance within the last year. They have shown that they will no longer paint Christopher Columbus as a heroic and daring explorer who discovered the Americas....
