51吃瓜黑料 Invites the Community to Join the 9/11 Memorial
September 6, 2023
On Monday, September 11, 2023, 51吃瓜黑料 will host a 9/11 Memorial featuring author and 9/11 World Trade Center survivor, Victoria Regina Lockhart, pictured here.
Keynote Speaker Victoria Regina Lockhart will recount her experiences at the World Trade Center on that fateful day in 2001.
September 6, 2023, Jersey City, NJ 鈥� Twenty-two years ago, 2,977 people were killed when terrorists attacked the nation, targeting the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93. In all, citizens of 78 countries died and thousands were injured. A generation later, remembrances are held each year by families who lost loved ones, adults who grew up without parents, workers who lost colleagues, and supporters who continue to honor the lives lost.
51吃瓜黑料 (HCCC) invites students, faculty, staff, and community members to a special 9/11 Memorial on Monday, September 11, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. The event will be held in the Benjamin J. Dineen III and Dennis C. Hull Gallery and Atrium of the HCCC Gabert Library at 71 Sip Avenue in Jersey City. Food and refreshments will be served at noon. Those planning to attend are asked to register at .
鈥淭he 9/11 terrorist attacks changed our way of life and our skyline but strengthened our resolve,鈥� said HCCC President Dr. Christopher Reber. 鈥淢ore than 700 New Jerseyans, including 155 Hudson County residents, lost their lives. We will never forget them.鈥�
The event鈥檚 keynote speaker, Victoria Regina Lockhart, was working for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on the 63rd floor of 1 World Trade Center when the first hijacked plane hit Tower One. The author, singer, and evangelist will share her memories of that day during the HCCC Memorial.
In her book, The Day I Lived, Ms. Lockhart recounts her harrowing experiences of 9/11, providing a poignant exploration of the day鈥檚 events. She wrote: 鈥淪hortly before the hijacked plane hit the building, I looked at the clock and said to myself, 鈥淭he receptionist should be here shortly鈥︹�� and 鈥淏OOM!!鈥� The building swayed from side to side like a piece of paper.鈥� The emotional resonance of her story, especially her family鈥檚 relief upon hearing her voice, is incredibly powerful. Ms. Lockhart believes in the power of music and ministry. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 call myself a survivor; I believe you survive by chance and endure by choice鈥 am a victor!鈥� she notes.
A key feature of the rooftop terrace that adjoins HCCC鈥檚 Atrium is the World Trade Center steel fragment that came to the College from the Office of the Executive Director at the New Jersey State Museum. Part of the Remember 9/11 exhibit at the Museum in 2013, the sculpture was donated to the College when the Museum sought appropriate institutions to display the fragments. Specifically, the steel fragment is believed to be from the North Tower鈥檚 East Fa莽ade, floors 89-92.