Juneteenth celebration tour combines history, food and fun
Penn State Health will celebrate Juneteenth from June 9 to 13 with events for health system and Penn State College of Medicine employees.
Learn more about Juneteenth and enjoy trivia and food from local vendors from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at these locations:
- Monday, June 9:
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center ─ main hallway by Starbucks
- Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute ─ lobby
- Tuesday, June 10: Lancaster Medical Center ─ café
- Thursday, June 12: Joseph Medical Center ─ café
- Friday, June 13:
- Hampden Medical Center ─ café
- Holy Spirit Medical Center ─ café
This Juneteenth celebration tour is hosted by the Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Multicultural Business Employee Resource Group.
About Juneteenth:
Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. While the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, slavery continued in places under Confederate control. In Texas, freedom came two years later when Union troops arrived in the city of Galveston to announce that the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state were free by executive decree. Juneteenth celebrates this date: June 19, 1865. Often considered America’s second Independence Day, Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021.
For more information, reach out to diversity@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.
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