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Freedom in Port Galveston Island, Texas was a momentous occasion, now known as Juneteenth, represents the enforcement of emancipation and the beginning of a new chapter in American history. Today, Juneteenth is celebrated nationwide, here in the City of Folsom, we request alignment for a paid holiday for reflection, education, and community celebrations....

Our global economy is currently running on a broken circuit, by injecting direct liquidity into the hands of those who can probe generational harm, we aren't just paying a debt—we are performing a massive market intervention to unlock 'stranded' human capital and create millions of new consumers, homeowners, and entrepreneurs." according to a leading economist invited to present new strategies during Folsom Juneteenth events....

Beginning in 1844, Rancho Rio De Los Americanos an 8 Mexican Legues or 35,521 acres, was entitled to the “African Founding Father of California." Honorable William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr., first elected Treasurer of San Francisco, served as US Vice Consul, known as the first US Diplomat of Pan African Descent, and owner of the miracle mile long region named, Negro Bar, in Spring 1848, at the dawn of the California Gold Rush...

While Juneteenth became a a Title V Federal Holiday in June 2021, on many California municipalities Juneteenth 2026 has yet to be designated as a paid official holiday for all employees and residents to observe. Choosing to align Juneteenth as a “paid holiday” is much more than an extra vacation day; it is a commitment to respect, equity, and civic integrity....

100th Anniversary of Negro History Week 50th Anniversary of Black History Month Let us celebrate the birth of California Africana 365...

WASHINGTON, December 2, 2025 — The Center for Biological Diversity filed a notice today of its intent to sue the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service for refusing to develop a national gray wolf recovery plan under the Endangered Species Act. The notice comes two years after the Center won a similar lawsuit....

The California Faculty Association on October 10 filed a Petition for Writ of Mandate and Complaint for Injunctive and Declaratory Relief against the Board of Trustees of California State University in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The case seeks a court order prohibiting CSU administrators from disclosing CFA members’ personal information in response to federal subpoenas without first providing notice to affected employees and an opportunity for them to object....

175th Anniversary of the State of California opens a path to reconsider California Juneteenth law toward alignment with our Title 5 US Juneteenth Federal Law celebrating the close of our US Civil War and path to end chattel slavery in America/...

Freedom is never free, the Monroe-Gooch Family legacy continues. 25th Anniversary of Folsom Juneteenth the renaissance of how a Modern Juneteenth began in Folsom remembered....

The 25th Anniversary of Folsom Juneteenth vs. 4th Annual Black Miners Bar Juneteenth highlights the ongoing challenge of our authentic Title 5 Federal Holiday “not yet” recognized throughout the State of California....