FAU to Host Event in Honor of Juneteenth

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By brittany sylvestri | 6/16/2021

Florida Atlantic University will celebrate Juneteenth with a special virtual event on Friday, June 18 from 1 to 3 p.m.

Juneteenth Liberating Conversation “America on Fire: The Continued Struggle for Liberation” will include a panel of invited activists, scholars and student leaders who will discuss the history of emancipation from 1865 to the modern day as well as critically examine the philosophy of emancipation, its deliverables and what has yet to be achieved.

To register, visit tinyurl.com/faujuneteenth2021. For more information, contact dbynes@fau.edu at the Center for IDEAs: Office of Black Student Success and Initiatives.

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