NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK CONDEMNS NASSAU COUNTY FOR REFUSING TO RECOGNIZE JUNETEENTH AS A PUBLIC HOLIDAY

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Jun 10, 2026

Rev. Al Sharpton and NAN Stand with Union Workers, Advocates, and Residents Demanding County Executive Bruce Blakeman End Nassau's Isolation as the Holdout on Honoring Emancipation

New York, NY (June 10, 2026) - Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN) and Rev. Al Sharpton Stand with Union Workers, Advocates, and Residents Demanding County Executive Bruce Blakeman End Nassau's Isolation as the Holdout on Honoring Emancipation

"For Nassau County to stand alone in refusing to recognize Juneteenth as an official public holiday is a slap in the face to the descendants of the enslaved, to the workers who keep that county running, and to every American who believes the truth of our history deserves our reverence and respect. When June 19 became a New York State holiday in 2020 and a federal holiday in 2021, this nation was finally admitting that freedom did not arrive for everyone on the same day. You cannot celebrate liberty on the Fourth of July and then tell Black workers that Juneteenth is just another workday. Generations of Black Americans did not fight to have their history recognized for Bruce Blakeman to treat the legacy of emancipation as a matter of political convenience.

Let me be clear: National Action Network stands with the union workers, advocates, community leaders, and residents demanding that Nassau County do what is right and what the rest of the country has already understood: Juneteenth must be honored as a public holiday."

About National Action Network (NAN)

National Action Network is one of the leading civil rights organizations in the Nation with chapters throughout the entire United States. Founded in 1991 by Reverend Al Sharpton, NAN works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to promote a modern civil rights agenda that includes the fight for one standard of justice, decency, and equal opportunities for all people regardless of race, religion, nationality, or gender.

For more information, visit www.nationalactionnetwork.net

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