Eastern Michigan University: President Smith - 'Juneteenth - A Time for Learning, Reflection'
June 20, 2020
June 20, 2020
YPSILANTI, Michigan, June 20 -- Eastern Michigan University issued the following statement on June 19 by President James Smith:
There is no more important day to show support for the Black community than Juneteenth. Juneteenth recognizes and celebrates the day that slavery was abolished in Texas on June 19, 1865. The deep challenges and the important dialogue underway across our nation and here in our community about racial inequality and social justice makes this a unique time in h . . .
There is no more important day to show support for the Black community than Juneteenth. Juneteenth recognizes and celebrates the day that slavery was abolished in Texas on June 19, 1865. The deep challenges and the important dialogue underway across our nation and here in our community about racial inequality and social justice makes this a unique time in h . . .