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Learning, Preserving & Telling the Stories of Juneteenth - University of Utah


*The event has already taken place on this date: Tue, 06/21/2022
Join Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion for a Juneteenth Flag raising ceremony at the Park Building! Refreshments will be served after the raising of the Juneteenth flag.

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Program

  • Welcome – Mary Ann Villarreal, Vice President for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
  • Remarks – Dr. Karen Johnson, Associate Professor of Education and Ethnic Studies
  • Keynote Speaker – Representative Sandra Hollins, District 23
  • Juneteenth Flag Symbols & their Significance – Meligha Garfield, Director of the Black Cultural Center
  • Ancestral Libation Toast – Robert Burch, Executive Director at Sema Hadithi African American Heritage, and Culture Foundation
  • Spoken Word – Learning, Preserving & Telling the stories of Juneteenth
  • Flag Raising – Representative Sandra Hollins, District 23
  • Refreshments

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Organization:

University of Utah

Location:

201 Presidents Circle
Salt Lake City, UT, 84112
United States

Phone:

801-581-7200
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Email address: 
The event has already taken place on this date: 
06/21/2022
Time: 
9 am
Price: 
Free

Ages

All Ages