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On this episode, SunAh welcomes Dr. Leann V Smith, a psychologist and Assistant Professor of School Psychology within the Department of Educational Psychology at Texas A&M University. Leann shares her experiences growing up in Galveston, TX and how Juneteenth National Independence Day (also known as Jubilee Day, Black Independence Day, and Emancipation Day) was celebrated, honored, and taught. She also discusses the importance of nationally recognizing this piece of “hidden history.”
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On this episode, SunAh welcomes Dr. Leann V Smith, a psychologist and Assistant Professor of School Psychology within the Department of Educational Psychology at Texas A&M University. Leann shares her experiences growing up in Galveston, TX and how Juneteenth National Independence Day (also known as Jubilee Day, Black Independence Day, and Emancipation Day) was celebrated, honored, and taught. She also discusses the importance of nationally recognizing this piece of “hidden history.”