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Considering Juneteenth

By Lindsey Leverett

Published June 8, 2023 at 12:13 PM CDT

The latest edition of The BeLOVEd Community includes a conversation about Juneteenth and thinking beyond the holiday. The BeLOVEd Community is a co-production of the Northwest Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Council and KUAF.

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Lindsey Leverett

Lindsey Leverett is co-host of <i>The BeLOVEd Community </i>and president of the Northwest Arkansas MLK Council.

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