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Juneteenth 101 Podcast discusses the 2023 Tornado … Tornadoes!

This is not the first time the southern US state of Mississippi has been hit by a tornado. Tornadoes ripped through the state in April 2020, killing at least 11 people [The City of Louisiana/AFP]

April 8, 2023—Due to the catastrophic devastation and untimely deaths of over fifty (50) people in our Mississippi Delta and Little Rock, AK communities the producers of Do Betta Productions and hosts of the Juneteenth 101 Podcast decided to take this moment to pay tribute to those who have suffered the most in this deadly tornado season. Do Betta Production shall continueits Podcast and Lecture Serieswith a live report from Kareem Muhammed of the Local Organizing Community in Greenwood, MS and Robin White, superintendent of the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site for the National Parks Service. Both situated at ground zero in Rolling Fork, MS and Little Rock, AK, respectively. Please join this timely discussion tomorrow Sunday, April 9th @ 5:00pm CST (see free access link below). This is the Podcast where we discuss all things Juneteenth on a weekly basis!

This is not the first time the southern US state of Mississippi has been hit by a tornado. Tornadoes ripped through the state in April 2020, killing at least 11 people [The City of Louisiana/AFP]

For those interested in supporting the recovery efforts by the LOC in Rolling Fork, MS, please do make your contributions today, by sending a donation to $loc3sos. This is what All Things Juneteenth is all about, y’all! …

The JUNETEENTH 101 Podcast Lecture Series is brought to you by “Do Betta’ Productions” and features freedom and emancipation subject matter historians, festival producers (NJOF members), youth advocates and scholars specializing in the fight for freedom, emancipation, and self-determination in America and around the world … “all things Juneteenth.” The hosts/producers: Dr. C. Sade Turnipseed, Assistant Professor of History at Jackson State University and Executive Director of KHAFRE, Inc.; and, Brother Kareem Muhammed, Chair of the Greenville Mississippi-based Local Organizing Committee extend a special invitation to ALL who are interested in expanding and/or sharing their knowledge about American history and the global fight for African freedom and emancipation! “We especially welcome students who love history, to meet us in the ‘ZOOM ROOM’ every Sunday @ 5:00pm CST, to explore All Things Juneteenth!”

Here is your free pass to the weekly JUNETEENTH 101Podcast:

https://jacksonstateu.zoom.us/j/84430834830.

Meeting ID: 844 3083 4830 … DIAL-IN Only One Tap Mobile +13017158592, 84430834830#

“Do Betta Productions is bridging the gap to knowledge … that’s the Cotton-Pickin’ Truth!” Khafre, Inc. is a Mississippi Delta based 501 c3 not for profit organization and one of the sponsoring agents for the JUNETEENTH 101 Lecture Series … cuz’ when you know better you do betta!

For More Information Contact:

C. Sade Turnipseed—662.347.8198

info@khafreinc.org

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C. Sade Turnipseed, MS., MBA, PhD

African American Cultural Arts Specialist

Khafre, Inc. / MVSU / JSU www.cottonpickers.us

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