Middletown Juneteenth 2023 is right around the corner! Juneteenth is a federal holiday celebrated on June 19th to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans. In today's episode, Ayanna and Christy chat with Andre Keitt, renowned storyteller, who will be performing at this year's Juneteenth celebration. We will also share excerpts from a previous interview with Erica Hunter, founder of the Middletown Ujima Alliance and coordinator of the Middletown Juneteenth celebration and Liberation Day Parade. Middletown Ujima Alliance (MUA) works collaboratively to foster an authentic sense of diversity, equity, and inclusion in an effort to uplift, build and restore unification within the Middletown community. Thank you so much for listening!

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Book Recommendations

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

Opal Lee and what it means to be free : the true story of the grandmother of Juneteenth  by Alice Faye Duncan

My Name is Not Fridayby Jon Walter

Conjure Women: A Novel by Afia Atakora.

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