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Michael D Onofrio, The Philadelphia Tribune January 23, 2021
The Juneteenth Parade makes its way down 52nd Street in West Philadelphia in June 2019 where it was being held for the first year after moving from Center City. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Juneteenth is no longer listed as an official city holiday.
This comes after Mayor Jim Kenney used a one-time executive action in 2020 to designate the June 19 celebration, commemorating the abolition of slavery in the U.S., an official city holiday for the first time.
City employees will not receive comp or administrative leave time for Juneteenth, which falls on a Saturday this year.