Employees fighting for Poughkeepsie-area hospitals to recognize Juneteenth

The Biden administration declared Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021, as June 19, 1865, marks the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas.

African-American employees at three hospitals in Poughkeepsie, New York, are calling for Juneteenth to be recognized as a holiday. 

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