June 18, 2021
Yesterday, President Biden signed a bill recognizing Juneteenth as an official federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery. Following President Biden's announcement, UC President Drake announced that Juneteenth will be celebrated as an official UC holiday. "As we approach June 19, I invite you to join me in reflecting on our nation’s history, the horrors of centuries of bondage, and the difficult road from liberation to equality. Let us resolve to build a future representing and lifted up by our ideals, our values, and our best selves," wrote President Drake.
Please note that this year Juneteeth will be celebrated on June 28th by the University of California. In observation of this holiday, we invite you to recommendations from five University experts found in Berkeley's Library collections and these additional resources:
Anti-Racism at Work
- Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging for All, LinkedIn Learning
- Identifying Implicit Bias: Take the Implicit Association Test (IAT), Project Implicit, Harvard University
- Academia Isn't a Safe Haven for Conversations About Race and Racism by Tsedale M. Melaku and Angie Beeman, Harvard Business Review (June 25, 2020)
- What Not to Say to Your Black Colleagues Right Now by Monica Torres, Huffington Post (June 6, 2020)
- The 10 Commitments Companies Must Make to Advance Racial Justice by Mark R. Kramer, Harvard Business Review (June 4, 2020)
We hope you are able to take some time to honor Juneteenth by learning more about how to support anti-racism in our campus community and beyond.