Nike Makes Juneteenth an Annual Paid Holiday

Continuing its push for change in racial inequality and celebrating diversity, Nike has now made Juneteenth an annual paid holiday for its U.S. employees.Starting this month, Nike will take June 19 off with respect to the day when slavery ended in the United States. In an internal memo sent by John Donahoe, the CEO addressed staff stating, "When we say that Black Lives Matter, it applies to the world outside of Nike and, importantly, it applies to our Black teammates within Nike. Simply put, we ...