Black Joy Celebration 2024

Seawolf Plaza
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Resilience, resistance, and perseverance have been focal points of Black liberation, but there’s a more positive side, too: Black liberation is about Black folks experiencing joy. As influential “joymakers” put it, Black people have always experienced joy, even long before a more recent visible movement started highlighting joy online and in real life. The Black Joy Celebration aims to promote unity on campus, celebrate the journey and progression of Black history, as well as engage in cross-cultural exchange. For more information please contact thehub@sonoma.edu

Tentative Agenda

• Lift Every Voice and Sing - Erica Ambrin
   
• Welcome, Tramaine Austin-Dillon, Manager DEI Programs and Initiatives
   
• Remarks, President Mike Lee
   
• City of Rohnert Park BHM Proclamation, Mayor Susan Adams
   
• Mingling and Networking, Food, Tables - DJ Jaylondon Set # 1
   
• SSU Painting Reveal, Keviette Minor
  • What is Black Joy? By Kerbrina Boyd, BFSA Member
     
• Mingling and Networking, Food, Tables - DJ Jaylondon Set # 2
  • Group Dance - Before I Let Go, Cupid Shuffle
     
• Closing Performance – Erica Ambrin