Wh at does Juneteenth mean to you?

We asked students, staff, faculty & community members. They said...

A start for a new tomorrow

Tradition

It’s an opportunity for people of all races and backgrounds to come together and recognize the importance of freedom, human rights, and social progress.

Juneteenth means POWER. We are strong, powerful, brilliant, and beautiful.

To me, Juneteenth is a reminder of the sacri ce many Black and African American individuals and families made here in the United States –sacri ces which bene ted many other individuals, companies and organizations as well as our country itself.

It means the College of Lake County cares about those whose histories have not been told accurately. It means CLC cares if people feel included and celebrated. It means CLC cares if people feel invisible or seen.

It's a day of great celebration and joy for the Black American community.

Juneteenth is a celebration of People of Color's willingness to persevere and overcome throughout the ages ignited by aspirations for a better tomorrow. It is an opportunity for all to reclaim their freedom.

Freedom

It nally means that People of Color have a certain amount of freedom but none of the land and mules that were promised for the atrocities experienced by "People of Color."

is is time for celebration, for community to gather and learn, and a time for one people to share culture.

Celebration of Freedom

Juneteenth is a day of re ection and remembrance of our nation’s abhorrent history of slavery, unimaginable su ering and racial injustice. Embedded in this day is yet another opportunity for me to learn, cast a lens on myself and continue to conquer my own blind spots. I know the wheels of social justice spin di erently for me as a white person compared to a Black person. And this important day is a reminder of our shared humanity and the necessity for all of us to go about our days with a constant cloak of respect, equity, kindness and compassion.

To me, Juneteenth is a day of celebration!