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PBS Utah, Utah Cultural Celebration Center launch Shared Story Series with Juneteenth panel

PBS Utah / Utah Cultural Celebration Center Shared Story Series · June 20, 2025
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PBS Utah and the Utah Cultural Celebration Center launched a Shared Story Series Juneteenth event featuring Roots, Race and Culture hosts Dana Gerald and Lonzo Liggins and a panel on Juneteenth history, Buffalo Soldiers in Utah, STEM access and health equity. Panelists included Dr. Sydney Lloyd Shorter, Dr. Richard Ferguson and Robert Birch.

PBS Utah and the Utah Cultural Celebration Center in West Valley City launched their Shared Story Series on Juneteenth with a public panel that combined local history, cultural storytelling and conversations about equity.

Laura Durham, PBS Utah's director of programming and community engagement, opened the event and framed the series as a partnership to "make sure everyone is represented on our screen," thanking the audience and urging support for local journalism and monthly Shared Stories events.

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