Juneteenth commemorates the issuance of the emancipation proclamation for enslaved African descendants in Texas on June 19, 1865. In celebration of Juneteenth—now a federal holiday—the African American Affairs Committee of the ABA Section on Civil Rights and Social Justice and the Nevada Equal Rights Commission (NERC) co-hosted this exciting hybrid event.
This joint program commemorating Juneteenth highlights the significance of abolition and emancipation to the state of racial and economic justice and equality for African descendants—historically, contemporarily, and globally.
Join us for a conversation with internationally renowned civil rights scholar, author, Fordham University School of Law Archibald R. Murray Professor of Law Tanya Katerí Hernández and Nevada Equal Rights Commission Administrator Kara Jenkins. This event also features opening remarks from notable leaders from the Nevada community and closing remarks from leaders of the American Bar Association.