The third annual Juneteenth Freedom Day celebration will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 19 on the greenspace between the Forum and Liberal Arts buildings and feature speakers, vendors, food and more.
Schoolcraft College will honor the Juneteenth holiday with a special gathering taking place on campus June 19.
The third annual Juneteenth Freedom Day celebration will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 19 on the greenspace between the Forum and Liberal Arts buildings at the main campus at 18600 Haggerty Road in Livonia. The event will feature speakers, food and more. This year’s theme for the event is “Rooted in Resilience Rising in Unity: Honoring Our Past, Shaping Our Future.”
The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature speakers such as Dr. Stacie Smith, the Director of Education at The Africa-America Institute; Marcus Kelley, Executive Director of The Change Up Midnight Coalition; and Delisha Upshaw, Founder of the Livonia Equity & Anti-Racism Network.
In addition to the speakers, several vendors and other groups will have a presence at the event. Lunch will also be served, and in the spirit of a summer event, an inflatable obstacle course will also be available.
“Celebrating Juneteenth has been a staple here at Schoolcraft College the past several years,” said Dr. Glenn Cerny, president of Schoolcraft College. “It’s a great day to gather and mark this important day with the campus community, and we look forward to seeing our students, staff and faculty attend this important event.”
Juneteenth is a holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. The day serves as the anniversary of the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation, which took place by Union soldiers on June 19, 1865 in Texas at the end of the American Civil War. It became a federal holiday in 2021.