(WASHINGTON, DC, 6/17/2021) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed passage of legislation marking Juneteenth as a federal holiday. Later today, President Biden will sign the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act that commemorates the day — June 19, 1865 — when enslaved people in Texas were … Continue reading CAIR Welcomes New Juneteenth Federal Holiday, Offers 2nd Online Juneteenth Educational Program