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Emancipation celebration | Photo of the Week
Jerri Harner, executive specialist with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, hands out T-shirts to Huskers and community members who celebrated Juneteenth during the university’s observance on June 20 at the Nebraska Union Plaza.
Coordinated by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, the event drew students, staff, faculty and community members to observe what is considered the oldest African American holiday — one formally recognized by the federal government in 2021.
The holiday commemorates the true emancipation of the many African Americans who, though designated free by the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863, continued to be enslaved through the end of the Civil War in 1865. The celebration specifically marks the arrival of federal forces in Galveston, Texas, and the freeing of the last enslaved African Americans in the state on June 19.
Learn more about the celebration.
Social media photos of the week
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A Husker celebrates with a photo in front of Nebraska's iconic "N" during New Student Enrollment on June 17. Learn more at https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce7F_75rGqa/. Courtesy -
Nebraska's Heath Tuttle celebrated Legacy awards of (from left) Pat Tetreault and Corrie Svehla in a June 17 post on Instagram. The awards were a part of Lincoln's Pride Month celebration on June 17-18. Learn more at https://go.unl.edu/rkm5. Courtesy -
Rural Prosperity Nebraska showcased the work of Clare and Marthe, students who are serving in Kimball County this summer. Learn more at https://go.unl.edu/7buy. -
Decked out in Husker red, scholar Bektemir Ysmailov of Kyrgystan, captured this breathtaking mountainous view to celebrate the start of summer on June 20. Learn more at https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce-459jKgXV/. Courtesy -
Rukshani Wickrama-Arachchi, a graduate student in chemistry, shot this photo of a classic summer sunset in Nebraska on June 21. Learn more at https://www.instagram.com/p/CfF1BrnMSGz/. -
After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the UNL Weather Camp has returned to campus this summer. Learn more at https://go.unl.edu/xmw4.
