Name: Juneteenth 2025: It’s Now or Never for American Democracy
Start: 2025-06-18T20:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-06-18T21:30:00-04:00

Juneteenth 2025: It’s Now or Never for American Democracy

Common Power

This event  is part lecture and part conversation, with an underlying foundation of the essentiality of linking education with action.

<h3>"Juneteenth 2025: It's Now or Never for American Democracy"</h3> Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 5:00 - 6:30 pm PST / 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm EST This is a special event that is part lecture and part conversation, with an underlying foundation of the essentiality of linking education with democratic action. In the 2025 darkness of our current political climate , the Juneteenth federal holiday commemorating Black Americans’ emancipation from slavery is a shining light – highlighting strength, resilience, vision, determination, and action. Let’s discuss what Juneteenth is, how it became a federal holiday, and how we must be active in the fight for a multi-racial democracy in America. Part 1: Lecture by Dr. Terry Anne Scott: “The Origins and Legacy of Juneteenth.” Dr. Scott is the Director of the Institute for Common Power; a national leader in scholarship on African Americans, racial justice, and democracy; and the author of Lynching and Leisure: Race and the Transformation of Mob Violence in Texas (winner of the 2022 Ottis Lock Endowment Best Book Award). Part 2: Conversation by David Domke and Maria Kolby-Wolfe, “What We Know in June 2025 and How We Move Forward.” David Domke is a Professor and Associate Director of Common Power, and Maria Kolby-Wolfe is President and Chief Executive Officer of Washington Women’s Foundation. -------By signing up for this event, you’ll also be subscribed to our newsletter, where we share updates, impact stories, and future opportunities to get involved. We respect your inbox, and you can unsubscribe anytime. We’ll never share your information with anyone.

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