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The history — and joy — of Juneteenth

FILE: East Hartford held its first Juneteenth celebration on the town green in East Hartford, ϳԹ June 18, 2022. Originally shot for ϳԹWhere ART Thou?
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FILE: East Hartford held its first Juneteenth celebration on the town green in East Hartford, ϳԹ June 18, 2022. Originally shot for Where ART Thou?

While many Black Americans have been celebrating Juneteenth since 1865, the holiday has often been overlooked by non-Black Americans. This hour, we look at the tradition of the holiday and recognize its importance as a time to learn more about Black history in the U.S.

is a mom and children’s book author. Her books teach the history and joy of Juneteenth.

Distinguished Professor explains the history of reparations and today's racial wealth gap.

GUESTS:

  • Alliah L. Agostini: children’s book author -

  • Dr. William Darity: Samuel DuBois Cook Distinguished Professor of Public Policy at Duke University. Co-author,

This episode originally aired on June 19, 2024.

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Wayne Edwards is a freelance producer at ϳԹ contributing to multi-platform productions, including ‘Disrupted’, ‘Where Art Thou?’, and ‘Cutline in the Community’.<br/><br/>
Kevin Chang Barnum is a producer for ϳԹ Radio’s weekly show Disrupted. Kevin grew up in ϳԹ and started his radio work at his graduate university’s radio station, KUCI. He has also worked for HRN, a network of food and beverage podcasts.
Dr. Khalilah L. Brown-Dean is an award-winning scholar at Wesleyan University, author, and host of 'Disrupted' on ϳԹ.
Meg Dalton is the director of audio storytelling and talk shows for ϳԹ where she oversees the station’s talk shows and podcasts, including the limited series 'In Absentia'.
Catie Talarski was a senior director of storytelling and radio programming at ϳԹ.

Funding provided by:
The ϳԹ Office of Film, Television and Digital Media

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