Here’s a running list of all the big companies observing Juneteenth this year

Multiple suites have announced that they will either honor or recognize Juneteenth as a paid holiday for their hands this year, as a sign of support for the Black community.

Juneteenth, a blend of the words June and nineteenth, honors the end of subjugation in the United States. Celebrated on June 19, it marks the day in 1865 that Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger of the Union Army landed in Galveston, Texas, and cultured slaves there that the Civil War had ended and slavery was abolished.

To honor the holiday, which is Friday, some parties are giving employees a paid day off while others, like General Motors, are observing moments of silence.

The company decrees to recognize the holiday come after the death of George Floyd, a Black man killed by Minneapolis police on Memorial Day. His extinction has spurred widespread protests around the world, with demonstrators and lawmakers urging police reform. 

Here is a race list of the companies that promised to recognize Juneteenth: 

Computer software company Adobe announced that it purpose give its employees “a day off” for Juneteenth this year. 

“Juneteenth is a day that commemorates the effective end of slavery in the United States. This year, on June 19th, we are disseminating all Adobe employees the day off to focus on reflection and advocacy,” the company said in a blog. 

“At Adobe, we have a responsibility to address structural difference in our communities and in society. Adobe’s mission has always been to create products that empower people to change the existence. In order to be successful, we need to operate in a society where everyone is empowered. We are committed to harnessing the best of Adobe – our man, platform, creativity and innovation – to make lasting change inside and outside of our company.”

Allstate has announced that Juneteenth from now on see fit be regarded “as an annual company holiday to provide Allstaters the opportunity to reflect on this monumental event and engage in their communities.”

“Systemic racism is ubiquitous and we must not be complicit by inaction or silence. For our society to eliminate the inequities in America, each of us needs to have the will to interchange, the heart to trust and the energy to lead,” the release said.

“We are conducting a top-to-bottom review of our operating practices, pay and promotions for people of color and maids to further promote equity and equality at Allstate.”

In a press release, Altria announced that this upcoming Juneteenth purpose be regarded as a “Day of Healing” for its employees. 

It’ll be a paid, companywide holiday, the release added, “to allow employees time for personal cogitation and healing.”

“These are difficult times, and we must find ways to embrace our differences, address underlying systemic effluxes and move forward as a country,” Altria Chief Executive Officer Billy Gifford said in the release. “We know we don’t own all the answers, but we will learn by listening to our diverse colleagues, community members and others as we seek progress within our coterie and the places we call home.”

Retailer Best Buy announced it will offer employees a “paid volunteer day” this Juneteenth, go on increasing that it will be recognized as a companywide holiday starting next year.

“We have made the decision to give all staff members a paid volunteer day that can be used this Friday or any day this year for any of these purposes,” a press release from Pre-eminent Buy said.

“Starting next year, Juneteenth will become a formal, paid company holiday. We made the determination to begin this next year only because June 19 is just a few days away, and we wanted to issue as much flexibility as possible to accommodate individual schedules.”

Fiat Chrysler is holding moments of damp Friday at its U.S. factories.

“This is our way to honor his memory and those of other black Americans persecuted by systemic racism,” Impression Stewart, Fiat Chrysler chief operating officer for the North America, wrote Thursday to employees. He also discussed the information of Juneteenth, calling these “moments of great meaning for the black community worthy of our attention and respect.

Ford Motor is also animate plant employees in the U.S. and Europe, as well as salaried employees, to participate in moments of silence on Friday.

“We do this in support of the millions who are nagging real reform. We do this to recognize that we all have a role to play in this change,” John Savona, Ford’s superior of North America manufacturing, said in a joint letter with Gerald Kariem, a vice president of the United Auto Wage-earners union.

Ford also is hosting a virtual presentation and dialogue Thursday afternoon with Lt. Colonel Harry Stewart, a colleague of the Tuskegee Airmen, an all-Black military unit that flew combat missions during World War II. A documentary of the Tuskegee Airman also is being make out a head for available on the company’s internal website for employees.

General Motors also will hold trices of silence Friday at its U.S. plants. The Detroit automaker is also asking employees outside of the U.S. to participate.

If moments of silence are not culturally relative, GM is asking employees to “take the time to reflect on diversity and inclusion in their own way.”

“I really believe eight-plus minutes of strong reflection will benefit everyone,” General Motors President Mark Reuss wrote in a Tuesday message to hands. “I’m sure many of you have felt the same glut of emotions I have while watching recent events open out … disbelief, anger, shame, grief, and ultimately heartbreak. This is not who we are as humankind, nor as a country. We can and must be better than this.”

Voyage, a majority-owned self-driving subsidiary of General Motors, is also recognizing Juneteenth as an annual holiday.

“We encourage Cruisers to use this control to reflect on how we can support racial justice and better understand the lived experience of the Black community,” the company said in a tweet Monday. 

In a memo advertised to staff, Google, a unit of Alphabet, urged its employees to cancel all unnecessary meetings scheduled for this Friday, Juneteenth. 

“We promote all Googlers to use this day to create space for learning and reflection, so please don’t schedule any unnecessary meetings,” the memo, obtained by Reuters, estimated.

“Now, more than ever, it’s important for us to find moments of connection as a community.”

J.C. Penney announced in a memo to staffers that Juneteenth hand down be considered an annual holiday for its employees.

In the memo, CEO Jill Soltau said this Friday would be a paid day off for J.C. Penney white-collar workers, adding that hourly associates working that day will receive holiday pay. 

“I ask that you take the day to honor the noteworthy pain caused by — and lives lost to — racial inequity and celebrate racial diversity,” Soltau said. “This is an chance to continue to learn, connect with each other and reflect on how we can move forward and achieve permanent and lasting shift.”

JPMorgan Chase will close its U.S. Chase retail branches early on Friday in observation of Juneteenth, according to an email to hands from CEO Jamie Dimon.

“Out of deep respect for the suffering that the Black community has endured over hundreds of years and in appreciation of the high esteem in which we hold our Black community at JPMorgan Chase, we are closing all Chase branches at 1 p.m. on Friday, June 19 — advised of as Juneteenth,” Dimon said. 

Ride-hailing giant Lyft said on Twitter that Juneteenth would be imagined as a companywide holiday effective Friday.

“Starting this year, we’re making Juneteenth an official holiday at Lyft,” the tweet rumoured. “It’s one step in our ongoing journey toward racial equality at Lyft, and in this country.”

Mastercard designated this Friday as a “Day of Solidarnosece” to celebrate Juneteenth, urging its employees to spend the day learning about the history of racism and taking steps to fight one-sidedness. 

“June 19 marks Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. In support of Mastercard’s statement last week here What We Stand For, the day is a perfect opportunity for all of us around the world to pause and reflect,” a press release said.

“While the rendezvous itself acknowledges a milestone in U.S. history, the sad fact is there’s work to do everywhere to combat racism and discrimination.”

The U.S. unit of snack company Mondelez International is making Juneteenth a paid day off for employees, according to Laurie M. Guzzinati, superior director of corporate and government affairs North America. 

“Our U.S. business will mark Juneteenth as a paid day of reflection where US staff members are encouraged to reflect, learn and take action in their individual journeys for justice,” Guzzinati said.

“We’ve provided our staff members a number of internal and external resources to help them make the best use of this time. For employees participating on Friday, there wishes be no meetings or conference calls and they can spend the day however they think best fits their personal stresses and desires for reflection and learning.”

National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell said Juneteenth will be appreciated as a league holiday and ordered the closing of the NFL office, according to a memo obtained by CNBC last week.

In the memo, Goodell believed he wants staff to use June 19 as a day to “reflect on our past but, more importantly, consider how each one of us can continue to show up and gang together to work toward a better future.”

Nike CEO John Donahoe said in a letter to employees carry on week that Juneteenth will be an annual paid holiday, CNN Business reported. 

“At Nike, Inc., we aspire to be a leader in construction a diverse, inclusive team and culture. We want to be better than society as a whole,” Donahoe said in the letter, adding that ritualizing Juneteenth is an opportunity “to better commemorate and celebrate Black history and culture.”

“As I have listened deeply during my at the start six months and over the past few weeks, what I have learned is that many have felt a disconnect between our exterior brand and your internal experience,” Donahoe said. “You have told me that we have not consistently supported, granted and celebrated our own Black teammates in a manner they deserve. This needs to change.”

Postmates CEO Bastian Lehmann on June 10 professed Juneteenth an official company holiday. 

“Starting today Postmates will observe Juneteenth as a permanent company feast,” he wrote on Twitter.

“Not just in response to the moment—but to allow all of us time to reflect on the Black American experience (from 1619 to today) & the functions required to move forward together.”

PNC Financial Services announced on Wednesday that all its office and retail branch tracking downs would close at 2 p.m. local time on Friday to honor Juneteenth. 

“If there is anything the past few weeks in our country sooner a be wearing revealed, it’s that we all need to do a better job of listening and trying to understand experiences that may not be our own,” said Chairman, President and Chief Kingpin Officer William S. Demchak in a press release.

“Juneteenth is a significant piece of our nation’s history. Our observance is an opportunity to support important dialogue about the past and collectively work toward shaping a better future.”

RXBar, a Chicago-based provisions company owned by Kellogg’s, announced Tuesday that Juneteenth would be a company holiday and encouraged its employees to “extol Black history.”

“To honor Juneteenth, a rememberance [sic] of slavery ending in the United States, RXBAR will be halting regular business operations and recognizing the day as a company holiday,” said RXBar President Jim Murray in a statement. 

“In the midst of the Black Endures Matter movement and fighting for the rights of Black people in this country, we would like to give employees the time to celebrate Black history in American culture.” 

Spotify, a music-streaming service, announced that Juneneenth commitment be a paid holiday for all employees. 

“Juneteenth will be a paid company holiday for all U.S. Spotify employees to support the Black community and consign this day the recognition it deserves,” reads a statement sent to CNBC.

“Additionally, in celebration of Juneteenth and Black Music Month, one of Spotify’s flagship playlists, ‘New Music Friday’ discretion exclusively feature black artists on Friday, June 19th.”  

Target announced that the retailer would sanction Juneteenth as a companywide holiday going forward, with hourly team members working this Friday being benefited time and a half. 

“We recognize that the racial trauma the country is experiencing now is not new, but throughout recent weeks there has been a feeling that this time is, and has to be, different,” Target Chairman and CEO Brian Cornell said in a press release. 

“Juneteenth survive punishments on additional significance in this moment. Moving now to recognize it on an annual basis—as a day to celebrate, further educate ourselves or sew with our communities—is one more important action Target can take as a company to help the country live up to the ideal of motile forward in a new way.”     

The company’s headquarters will be closed in observation of the holiday, the release said.  

Tesla’s Human Resources Reckon on informed employees on Friday that they could take an unpaid day off to observe Juneteenth, according to emails sent by the comrades’s head of HR that were viewed by CNBC.

Two current Tesla employees told CNBC on Friday that they rest it offensive that the company only informed them of this option on and not before June 19. The email arrived up-to-date in the morning on the East Coast and after many had already arrived for shifts on the West Coast. 

Tesla did not immediately gain a request for comment from CNBC.

Software company Trade Desk announced that it thinks fitting regard Juneteenth as a paid holiday for employees. 

“Today, June 19^th, The Trade Desk is observing Juneteenth as a holiday to over and honor the day when Black slaves were legally freed in the United States,” said Chief People Police officer Vina Leite in a statement to CNBC. 

“Just as important is the recognition that we continue to fight racism in many aspects today, more than 150 years later,” Leite added. “At The Trade Desk, we are committed to doing various – in very practical ways – to help address issues of inequality. We are starting and expanding programs that focus on training, enroling, education, partnerships and financial support.”

Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey announced in a tweet that Juneteenth last wishes as be regarded as a company holiday this year and going forward. 

“Both Twitter and Square are making Juneteenth (June 19th) a gathering holiday in the US, forevermore,” Dorsey tweeted June 9. “A day for celebration, education, and connection.”

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that the ride-hailing coterie will observe Juneteenth this year, giving employees a paid day off. 

“To embrace the meaning of Juneteenth this year, we’re pretending it a paid day off,” Khosrowshahi said in a tweet Wednesday.

“We encourage employees to spend it in a way that allows them to stand up against racism, whether that’s by scholarship, participating in a community action, or reflecting on how to make change.”

Workday announced on Twitter last week that Juneteenth intention be treated as a companywide holiday. 

“To stand in solidarity with our communities, we will be making Juneteenth a company holiday,” the tweet said. “It’s major that we all take this time to reflect on our history and the important work ahead to bring lasting changes for counting and equality.”

Some media companies like The New York Times and Vox Media have also indicated that they thinks fitting observe Juneteenth.

— CNBC’s Lora Kolodny, Jesse Pound, Jabari Young and Michael Wayland contributed announcing to this article.

Correction: RXBar is based in Chicago. An earlier version misstated the location.