Twitter and Square have set aside Juneteenth as an official company holiday in the US “forevermore.” The companies’ recognition of the holiday, which commemorates the…
Twitter and Square have set aside Juneteenth as an official company holiday in the US “forevermore.” The companies’ recognition of the holiday, which commemorates the end of slavery in the US, was announced Tuesday by Jack Dorsey, CEO of both companies.
“A day for celebration, education, and connection,” Dorsey wrote in a Twitter thread. “Countries and regions around the world have their own days to celebrate emancipation, and we will do the work to make those dates company holidays everywhere we are present.
