Juneteenth with Dalton Miller-Jones, PhD, guest speaker and Sean Alan, guest musician

June 4, 2023. Juneteenth commemorates the “official” end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, over two and a half years after the emancipation proclamation was signed by President Lincoln, Federal troops informed approximately 250,000 enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas that they had been freed!  Dr. Miller-Jones will share his perspectives on the importance of Juneteenth for all Americans, which has been celebrated by those of African descent for over a century.  

Dr. Dalton Miller-Jones is a retired Portland State University professor emeritus, where he established the Department of Black Studies. He received his doctorate in Developmental Psychology from Cornell University where his research focused on the impact of culture on development and learning, especially for African American and Indigenous First Nations children; along with being the co-chair of the Restorative Justice and Equity Group of The Father’s Group, Dalton has served on the board of many organizations and taught at numerous universities.

Sean Alan is a singer songwriter who has opened for national acts such as Los Lobos, Smash Mouth, and Parliament Funkadelic. He is a socially conscious artist who has been involved in supporting the movement of progressive causes.