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24 June 2021 DEI Encourages Education and Participation for Juneteenth
A Juneteenth service event was hosted at the Geneva Little League Field.
“For generations, education about the significance of Juneteenth has gone hand-in-hand with celebrations of Juneteenth. We can all be a part of this tradition by learning and teaching about this extraordinary holiday,” says Associate Professor of Education and Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Khuram Hussain, who urged all to read Juneteenth by Jess Farrell, a pamphlet produced for Community Education for Transformation.
Volunteers paint at the Geneva Little League Field.
Hussain also encouraged all to join fellow HWS faculty and staff and participate in local celebrations. In collaboration with the African American Men’s Association, President of the Geneva NAACP Chapter Lucile Mallard L.H.D.’15 organized a park restoration at Geneva Little League field from 12 – 4 p.m. The NAACP supplied the paint and asked volunteers to bring their own supplies to paint, mow and beautify the park as an act of “celebration, reclamation and community care.” The NAACP and AAMA also collected donations to help cover $5,000 in operating expenses for the project. Donations can still be made to the Geneva Little League.
Cleanup occurs at the Geneva Little League Field.
“The day invites us to celebrate the generations who, with love and resolve, have moved us towards becoming a true multiracial democracy,” Hussain says.