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Juneteenth Celebrations | Cardinal at Work

The Juneteenth Recognition Committee, made up of representatives of the Black Coalition, the Black Staff Alliance, the IDEAL Staff Advisory Committee, Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE), and the Vice Provost for Institutional Equity, Access and Community, encourages you to take part in the university’s celebration of Juneteenth through participating in some or all of the three events below. 

Click here to learn more about Juneteenth, additional ways to celebrate, and campus & community events.

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Monday, June 21, Noon-1 pm (PST)

Panel Discussion: "Freedom was not Free"

Join in this free, online panel discussion, "Freedom was not Free" on Monday, June 21, Noon-1 pm (PST) in honor of the history of Juneteenth with narratives from Stanford staff and their families who are descendants of enslaved people.

Panelists are:

Ayodele Thomas, Ph.D. Office of Graduate Education (OGE); descendants of Ballew-Broaddus-Simpson-Noland family from Central Kentucky

Jim Embry, Father of Ayodele Thomas; descendants of Ballew-Broaddus-Simpson-Noland family from Central Kentucky

Lettie McGuire, Stanford ACES Aware ECHO, Stanford Medicine; descendants of Lettie Mae (Long) Smith & Thomas Charles Smith from Waco, Texas. Taken from: Ivory Coast, Benin, Nigeria

View the "Freedom was not Free" flyer for full details

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FOODS OF THE BLACK DIASPORA COOKING DEMONSTRATION | June 18-25

Chef Terry | Executive Chef, Lakeside R&DE | Stanford Dining

Come join Executive Chef Terry Braggs for this 30-minute demonstration as he prepares catfish étouffée and raspberry lemonade.

He will also provide recipes for:

Grilled peach coleslaw 

Wedge salad 

Smokey black-eyed peas 

Southern baked macaroni & cheese 

Beet cornbread with honey butter

View the cooking demonstration video online between June 18 & 25
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Juneteenth Library Guide

Curated by Felicia A. Smith, MLIS., Racial Justice and Social Equity Librarian

Juneteenth commemorates the date June 19th, 1865 when enslaved people in Texas finally learned they were free. This Juneteenth Library Guide is available to teach about this monumental yet overlooked event and contains: 

- Juneteenth African American Independence Day Overview by Stanford Librarians

- Stanford Sources on Juneteenth

- Additional Background Information from Stanford Librarians, the National Museum of African American History & Culture, and the Equal Justice Initiative

Juneteenth library guide

Disability Accommodation Needs

If you need a disability-related accommodation, please contact the event sponsor person/office or email diversity.access@stanford.edu. Requests should be made one-two weeks in advance of the event.