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Juneteenth

Juneteenth at Southern University

 

 

SCHEDULE 

 

 

Due to the forecast of inclement weather, all outdoor Juneteenth activities scheduled for Thursday, June 18 have been relocated to the University Event Center.
 
All other events and activities will proceed as scheduled at their originally designated locations.
 

 

9 a.m. – 10 a.m

Opening Celebration 
Leon R. Tarver II Cultural and Heritage Center
Opening Speaker: Judge John Guidry, 2nd District of the Louisiana Supreme Court

Panelists:

Courtney Breaux, Historian
National Coalition of 100 Black Women of Baton Rouge

Commissioner Jermaine Guillory
19th Judicial District Court

Judge William Jorden
Civil Division D, Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court

Tiffany Lloyd, Ph.D.
Professor of political science, motivational speaker and streaming show host

Lori Martin, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of the College of Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies
Professor in the Department of African and African American Studies at LSU

Jarret Luter, History Instructor

August Malveaux, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of History

 

10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Panel Discussion: Learning and Preserving our Past Experiences in Order to Move Forward
Leon R. Tarver II Cultural and Heritage Center
Registration Encouraged: https://forms.gle/jsp259HwbZWBKAxA9

 

10 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Genealogy and GU 272 Workshop
Leon R. Tarver II Cultural and Heritage Center
Registration Required: https://forms.gle/SsyNHKLqjstZ1DAz9

 

Literary Zone for Kids and Youth
John B. Cade Library 

 

11:45 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Food Trucks and Freedom Market
University Event Center
Support local businesses and explore community non-profit organizations. 

 

Children’s Village
Leon R. Tarver II Cultural and Heritage Center Lawn
Enjoy art, games, and cultural actvities.

The Wellness Connection 
University Event Center

Authors’ Row
University Event Center

Culture Fest 
University Event Center


Ag Discovery Zone -Ag Station & Farmers Market
University Event Center

Museum Tours
Southern University Museum of Art

1 p.m. - 2 p.m.


Southern University Museum of Art 25th Year Anniversary Celebration
Leon R. Tarver II Cultural and Heritage Center

 

2:10 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Self-Publishing Session
 Registration: https://forms.gle/mevCf6Df4zjxjVAb6

 

3:15 p.m.

Freedom March
Leon R. Tarver II Cultural and Heritage Center

Panel Discussion: More Than a Holiday: Freedom, Citizenship, and the Power of Participation
Phebe Huderson-Poydras, Director of Library Services
Cynthia Bryant, Dean of the College of Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies

Closing Speaker:
Angela A. Allen Bell, Southern University Law Center Professor and Advocate

 

Book of the Day

"First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth" by Angelique Roche’ (SUBR and SULC alumna)
Meet the author throughout the day.