{"id":20075,"date":"2025-06-12T07:32:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T11:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/?p=20075"},"modified":"2025-06-10T09:50:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T13:50:45","slug":"elizabethtown-college-commemorates-juneteenth-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.etown.edu\/index.php\/2025\/06\/12\/elizabethtown-college-commemorates-juneteenth-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Elizabethtown College Commemorates Juneteenth 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elizabethtown College proudly honors Juneteenth, observed this year on Thursday, June 19, as a time to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved African Americans and reflect on the ongoing pursuit of freedom and justice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This historic day invites us to recognize the profound contributions of African American communities and reaffirm our shared responsibility to uphold peace, non-violence, social justice, and human dignity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In observance of the federal holiday, non-essential administrative offices will be closed on June 19. Summer classes will remain in session and Dining Services will operate under normal summer hours. The High Library will be closed on June 19 and 20, while the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bowers Center for Sports, Fitness, &amp; Well-Being will operate under its normal summer schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We encourage all members of the Etown community to reflect on the meaning of Juneteenth, as well as participate in local events and resources that honor the day\u2019s legacy and inspire us all to be agents of positive change:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Events in Harrisburg:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ypoc-hbg.org\/%23juneteenthhbg\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Juneteenth Parade<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> | Saturday, June 14 from noon to 4 p.m. | Capital Heights Downtown<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ypoc-hbg.org\/%23juneteenthhbg\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Juneteenth HGB Summit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> | Wednesday, June 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Harrisburg University, Chestnut Street\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ypoc-hbg.org\/%23juneteenthhbg\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Juneteenth HGB Jubilee<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> | Thursday, June 19 from noon to 6 p.m. | Soldier&#8217;s and Sailor&#8217;s Grove, Capital Complex<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ypoc-hbg.org\/%23juneteenthhbg\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taste of Black Harrisburg &#8211; SOMA Block Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> | Friday, June 20 from 5 to 9 p.m. | 3<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">rd<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Street between Market and Chestnut\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Events in Lancaster:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.landisvalleymuseum.org\/event\/juneteenth\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Juneteenth Celebration<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> | Thursday, June 19, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. | Landis Valley Village &amp; Farm Museum<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverlancaster.com\/events\/annual-juneteenth-flag-raising-ceremony-reception\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Flag Raising Ceremony<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> | Thursday, June 19 at 11 a.m. | Lancaster City Hall<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/allevents.in\/lancaster\/juneteenth-block-party\/200028107038000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Juneteenth Block Party<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> | Thursday, June 19 from 2 to 6 p.m. | 400 Block of Rockland Street\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/allevents.in\/lancaster\/freedom-jazz-festival-2025\/200028271550048\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Freedom Jazz Festival 2025<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> | Saturday, June 21 from 3 to 7 p.m. | Binns Park<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a 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400\">Virtual Education Resources \u2013 National Museum of African American History and Culture<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elizabethtown College proudly honors Juneteenth, observed this year on Thursday, June 19, as a time to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved African Americans and reflect on the ongoing pursuit of freedom and justice.\u00a0 This historic day invites us to recognize the profound contributions of African American communities and reaffirm our shared responsibility to uphold peace, 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