Juneteenth Resources

As we celebrate Juneteenth and reflect on the work against racism still ahead of us, Secretary and Vice President for University Life Kimberly Goff-Crews shares learning resources to watch, listen to, and read. Some of the content was originally compiled by Webflow. The material will be familiar to some readers, new to others, and, it is hoped, inspiring to all.

Watch

Historian Dr. Shennette Garrett-Scott lectures on the history of Juneteenth

The Racial Wealth Gap – Senator Corey Booker and others

Michelle Alexander, “The New Jim Crow” (2013)

Celebrating Juneteenth with the Solomon Sir Jones films

The Amistad Center for Arts 2021 Juneteenth celebration

The Yale and Slavery Research Project: Student Perspectives

This is Why Juneteenth is Important for America - The Root

Listen

Celebrate Juneteenth!

1619 - The New York Times Podcast

Read

Chef, author, musician Lazarus Lynch: “This year I don’t feel like celebrating. Instead, I’m cooking barbecue in memory of Black lives lost.”

Five myths about Juneteenth - The Washington Post

New York Times Columnist Jamelle Bouie on Why Juneteenth Matters: It was Black Americans who delivered on Lincoln’s promise of “a new birth of freedom.”

In their own words: What Juneteenth means to CT community leaders

Robert Hill: Juneteenth should not be a federal holiday | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette