More than half of states will recognize Juneteenth as an official public holiday in 2023
This year, at least 28 states and the District of Columbia will legally recognize Juneteenth as a public holiday.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
This year, at least 28 states and the District of Columbia will legally recognize Juneteenth as a public holiday.
Overall, 57 Black women – among a total of 106 women of color – have ever been elected to the national legislature.
In 2018-19, 79% of White elementary and secondary public school students went to schools where at least half of their peers were also White.
While the share of Black, Hispanic and Asian American teachers has increased, it hasn’t kept pace with the growth in the diversity of students.
In a growing number of U.S. counties, a majority of residents are Hispanic or black, reflecting the nation’s changing demographics.
The last year the Postal Service recorded any profit was 2006, and its cumulative losses since then totaled $83.1 billion as of March 31.
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