SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Thursday proclaimed June 19 as Juneteenth in Oregon and will introduce a bill in 2021 to make it a state holiday. Brown said celebrating black freedom this year “is fiercely important as people around the world protest systemic racism and undeniably show that Black Lives Matter.” […]
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