The IDEA Advisory Committee spent its June 12 meeting looking backward and forward at once: reviewing the Pride flag raising and SummerFest, making decisions for the Juneteenth event, and recapping the Hansberry Coalition's May 17 celebration. This article is written solely from the meeting's minutes; croton.news had no reporter present, and no video or transcript of the meeting exists. The minutes themselves are an automated export produced with HyNote, an AI notetaking tool, and several action items in the document leave the responsible member's name as a placeholder. The Pride review turned up a logistical wrinkle: the flag was already up on June 1, leading to confusion about the ceremony, with the DPW questioning whether to take it down and re-raise it. The committee noted a lack of clear communication about the flag-raising protocol, especially concerning weather, and decided to clarify the protocol for next year. Other takeaways included a need for tents or shade for attendees, more advance notice and a better system for recruiting volunteers, and more small Pride flags at the event itself — many were distributed during the parade. One protester was present, but the situation was managed, according to the minutes. Aligning the Pride event with SummerFest drew overall positive feedback and increased attendance, and the committee decided to continue the pairing. The minutes also record confusion and challenges for businesses from early SummerFest road closures — 9 PM versus 11 PM — and positive community feedback about the village's commitment to hosting the Pride event. Christina's song choices, spanning generations, were well received. On Juneteenth, the committee worked through promotion — flyer distribution on Facebook, a newsletter spotlight, and calendar updates — and programming. The chosen film was described as informative but not as engaging as hoped, feeling more like a public access documentary, with the conversation afterward expected to be more dynamic. The minutes record a discussion about the filmmaker's aggressive promotion, the young white narrator's perspective on learning history, and concerns about platforming history through a "white savior" lens, while acknowledging the value of engaging a new audience. Panelists — identified in the minutes as Tejas, Penda, and Priscilla — are expected to provide valuable and direct perspectives. The committee decided to incorporate the traditional Juneteenth red drink — hibiscus-based — at the event, with an action item calling for table tents/informational cards about the red drink tradition, and to collaborate with the library to offer Juneteenth-related books and a QR code for a booklist. The minutes suggest promoting the open mic as tied to the film screening and conversation rather than as a standalone event. The Hansberry Coalition's May 17 event was well attended despite extreme heat and no electricity in the chapel, according to the minutes. The event celebrated the coalition's fifth anniversary, Hansberry's posthumous trailblazer award, the co-naming of Cleveland Drive, and Hansberry's birthday. KJ Denhardt and Adam Armstrong performed, the mayor and other trustees were present along with a citation from Assemblywoman Dana Levenberg, and a poem written by a fifth-grader was well received. News 12 covered the event unexpectedly. The minutes also record discussion of community pushback over Hansberry's perceived political affiliations (communism) and a need for educational talking points from the village. On administrative matters, members sought clarity on the reimbursement process and on using the village's tax-exempt status at businesses; the minutes note the village has vendor accounts with ShopRite, Amazon, and Blackout, and confirm that village offices are locked on Fridays during the summer until 4 PM. The minutes also record a period equity drive with a drop-off for menstrual products at the CAP, in collaboration with Planned Parenthood and high schoolers, with drop-off details and timing still to be followed up. The committee also discussed concerns about Michael Balter's reporting style — "mixing news with opinion," in the minutes' words — and what the minutes describe as the village's platforming of his blog as legitimate journalism. An action item assigned to all members: be mindful of Balter's reporting style and its "potential for misinformation." (Disclosure: croton.news has previously published a satirical article about Balter's blog.)