Today is Juneteenth, or June 19, the day that is memorialized as the moment the last African slave heard the worlds of Abraham Lincoln’s General Order number three, which announced that they are free, in 1865. For many of you, this may be the first time that the day has arrived with you actually being familiar with it in a sense that goes beyond general passing.
Many companies in the past couple of weeks have taken the step of declaring it an official company paid holiday. The NFL has been among them, and virtually every team in the league, including the Pittsburgh Steelers, has followed suit in making sure that it is an organizational holiday for their employees as well, with facilities being closed.