SPC Celebrating an Early 6月teenth

ST. PHILIP’S COLLEGE AMONG POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTIONS NATIONWIDE CELEBRATING AN EARLY JUNETEENTH

St. 菲利普的大学 was not the only postsecondary institution celebrating 6月teenth early by entering the 6月 2 六月自由日 Parade in 圣安东尼奥, according to a recent article published by the oldest and largest diversity magazine and website in higher education.

The mission of INSIGHT Into Diversity is to "connect potential employees with institutions and businesses choosing to embrace a workforce more reflective of our local and national communities." According to their 6月 19 report by Ginger O'Donnell, Celebrations of 6月teenth Are Lively and Diverse, Befitting the Holiday's Rich History, "On Saturday in southern Los Angeles, hundreds of artists and community members assembled for a festival, many of them dressed in traditional African clothing and selling handmade jewelry or original paintings. 在纽约州布法罗.Y., residents enjoyed African and Caribbean food in the city's MLK Park. In Boston's Franklin Park, brothers of the African American fraternity Omega Psi Phi gave a dance performance and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren visited with constituents. Meanwhile, in the gardens of the University of Arkansas campus, visitors enjoyed jazz, R&B, and gospel performances while medical providers gave free screenings to community members...These eclectic events were all early celebrations of "6月teenth," a holiday that marks the liberation of the last slaves in the U.S. 1865年6月19日...According to Henry Louis Gates, Jr., a Harvard professor and the director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at the university, "by choosing to celebrate the last place in the South that freedom touched…we remember the shining promise of emancipation, along with the bloody path America took by delaying it .详情请浏览St. 菲利普的大学's 2018 6月teenth activities at the college report FIRST TO MARCH, FIRST TO ENGAGE: ST. PHILIP'S COLLEGE STUDENTS ENHANCE AND ENJOY SAN ANTONIO'S 2018 JUNETEENTH FREEDOM DAY PARADE. (SPC 图像s by Julysa Sosa)