The New School had its first official commemoration of Juneteenth today, over zoom of course. One highlight was the powerful and eloquent welcome of our president Dwight McBride, whom I'd not had the chance to hear speak as a scholar before. (I guess I like listening to scholars!) He shared two images, including this one from the early days of the holiday, an effervescence of almost celestial whites, but I confess I was delighted also by the affect of the beaming ASL interpreter whom zoom had placed above him, who enacted the joy he was describing! Friday, June 19, 2020
Multimedia Juneteenth!
The New School had its first official commemoration of Juneteenth today, over zoom of course. One highlight was the powerful and eloquent welcome of our president Dwight McBride, whom I'd not had the chance to hear speak as a scholar before. (I guess I like listening to scholars!) He shared two images, including this one from the early days of the holiday, an effervescence of almost celestial whites, but I confess I was delighted also by the affect of the beaming ASL interpreter whom zoom had placed above him, who enacted the joy he was describing! 