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By Rayna Reid ·Updated June 7, 2022
On Monday, Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles, “signed a proclamation making Juneteenth an official city holiday.”
At the signing ceremony, which took place at City Hall, Mayor Garcetti said, “We need every Angeleno to learn the full story of our past, no matter the ugliness of some of its chapters, and that means recognizing the lasting legacy of slavery in our country.”
“We
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