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USD Celebrates Juneteenth

Black Employee Alliance hosts Second Annual 'Freedom Day' Celebration

By Matthew Piechalak

Dale Fleming, of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Choir San Diego, sings "Oh Freedom" during USD's Second Annual Juneteenth Celebration on June 15, 2023. (Photo by Matthew Piechalak)
Dale Fleming, of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Choir San Diego, sings "Oh Freedom" during USD's Second Annual Juneteenth Celebration on June 15, 2023. (Photo by Matthew Piechalak)

It was a celebration of life. A celebration of friendship. A celebration of freedom. The University of San Diego held its Second Annual Juneteenth celebration in the Dillabough Ministry Center on Thursday, June 15. 

The event was organized by the USD Black Employee Alliance (BEA) and the Division of Mission Integration and featured several individuals who spoke about the history and importance of Juneteenth, a federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. 

Juneteenth is also called Juneteenth Independence Day, Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day and Freedom Day. It was officially signed into law as a federal holiday on June 17, 2021.

— Story, Video and Photos by Matthew Piechalak

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