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Rooted in Humanity: Pride and Juneteenth at Duke University

Rooted in Humanity: Pride and Juneteenth at Duke University

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Robert Jones, Jr.
Jun 27, 2025
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Welcome to Witness, a reader-supported publication where I write in the traditions of Black resistance and survival in an age of artistic and political suppression. If you find something of value here, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. Thank you.

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I had the great pleasure of taking part in the Pride Month and Juneteenth celebrations at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

Despite the Trump/Vance/Musk attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion—which is to say humanity—and the embarrassing number of institutions bending the knee to that carnage, Duke remains committed to its principles.

The campus of Duke University is the largest I have ever seen. It’s almost 9,000 acres! It contains an entire forest! While there, I got to visit Durham’s famed Black Wall Street. If you’re a Founding Witness, you can check out some of the behind-the-scenes photos and videos below.

Blessings upon blessings,
Robert

Recent Notes

Recommended Listening

“Church” by

De La Soul
(featuring Spike Lee)

Recommended Reading

Aaron McDuffie Moore: An African American Physician, Educator, and Founder of Durham's Black Wall Street by Blake Hill-Saya (UNC Press, 2020)

Recommended Viewing

Black Wall Street - Durham (PBS, 2019)

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