{"658862":{"#nid":"658862","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Honors Juneteenth ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOn June 19, 1865\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026mdash; More than two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation \u0026mdash; enslaved Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally received word that they were free from bondage.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ECampus will be closed on \u003Cstrong\u003EMonday, June 20, 2022\u003C\/strong\u003E, in observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJuneteenth also called \u0026ldquo;Juneteenth Independence Day,\u0026rdquo; \u0026ldquo;Freedom Day\u0026rdquo; or \u0026ldquo;Emancipation Day\u0026rdquo; is a day to\u0026nbsp;celebrate the freedom of African Americans from slavery in the United States. Those who value\u0026nbsp;freedom, human rights, and\u0026nbsp;a future where everyone can pursue happiness equally also celebrate this day.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EOn \u003Cstrong\u003EFriday, June 17, 2022\u003C\/strong\u003E, 11 - 3\u0026nbsp;p.m.,\u0026nbsp;The Office of Minority Educational Development within Institute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, along with Student Diversity Programs in the Division of Student Engagement and Well-Being, will host\u0026nbsp;the second annual Georgia Tech Juneteenth celebration.\u0026nbsp;Contact Jelani Liddell at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jelani@gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ejelani@gatech.edu\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for more information.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAdditional Resources\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\/news\/juneteenth-celebration-georgia-tech\u0022\u003EJuneteenth Celebration At Georgia Tech\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2022\/04\/20\/state-holidays-expanded-include-juneteenth\u0022\u003EState Holidays Expanded to Include Juneteenth\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESource(s):\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe United States Government. (2021, June 18).\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EA proclamation on Juneteenth Day of Observance, 2021\u003C\/em\u003E. The White House. Retrieved June 14, 2022, from https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2021\/06\/18\/a-proclamation-on-juneteenth-day-of-observance-2021\/\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJuneteenth, also called \u0026ldquo;Juneteenth Independence Day,\u0026rdquo; \u0026ldquo;Freedom Day\u0026rdquo; or \u0026ldquo;Emancipation Day\u0026rdquo; is a day to\u0026nbsp;celebrate the freedom of African Americans from slavery in the United States.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Juneteenth, also called \u201cJuneteenth Independence Day,\u201d \u201cFreedom Day\u201d or \u201cEmancipation Day\u201d is a day to\u00a0celebrate the freedom of African Americans from slavery in the United States."}],"uid":"36075","created_gmt":"2022-06-14 17:25:17","changed_gmt":"2022-06-15 15:10:11","author":"jrandolph31","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-06-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2022-06-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"658886":{"id":"658886","type":"image","title":"Juneteenth 2022","body":null,"created":"1655237549","gmt_created":"2022-06-14 20:12:29","changed":"1655237549","gmt_changed":"2022-06-14 20:12:29","alt":"","file":{"fid":"249749","name":"metapth124053_xl_pica05476_1.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/metapth124053_xl_pica05476_1.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/metapth124053_xl_pica05476_1.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":119383,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/metapth124053_xl_pica05476_1.jpg?itok=gvjirATL"}}},"media_ids":["658886"],"groups":[{"id":"64303","name":"Human Resources"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"173560","name":"Georgia Tech Human Resouces"},{"id":"172304","name":"GTHR"},{"id":"185171","name":"juneteenth"},{"id":"190794","name":"Juneteenth Celebration"},{"id":"2775","name":"human resources"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}