Juneteenth and Pride Month

Uplift Black and LGBTQ+ Voices

• Include readings or media from Black and queer authors, artists, and scholars in your field.
• Discuss the work of leaders such as Bayard Rustin, a key organizer of the 1963 March on Washington and an openly gay civil rights advocate.
• Acknowledge the historical erasure of LGBTQ+ and Black contributions in curricula and professional spaces.

Develop Coursework and Research Centered on Liberation, Identity, and Equity

• Assign projects that examine the structural roots and contemporary consequences of racial and gender-based oppression—such as mass incarceration, healthcare disparities, or housing segregation.
• Have students conduct media analyses or archival research on historical and current social movements focused on Black liberation or LGBTQ+ rights.
• Encourage research or presentations on the intersectionality of race, gender, and sexuality in shaping legal systems, public policy, or community organizing.
• Facilitate comparative essays or debates on concepts such as freedom, resistance, and visibility across different time periods and movements.

Engage Students in Intersectional Dialogue

• Lead discussions on how systems of power affect identity and access.
• Assign reflection papers or creative projects that explore freedom and expression through historical or personal lenses.
• Encourage students to connect social movements with contemporary struggles for equity and inclusion.
• Below is a list of events. Encourage students (and colleagues) to participate in these community functions. (Extra credit never hurts!)

Below is a list of events. Encourage students (and colleagues) to participate in these community functions. (Extra credit never hurts!)