Shawna Patterson-Stevens, vice president for inclusive excellence and belonging at Central Michigan University, speaks to a crowd of more 100 attendees in this June 18, 2021, file photo. It was the first Juneteenth commemoration after President Joe Biden declared Juneteenth -- the commemoration of the official end of legalized slavery in the U.S. -- a national holiday. (CM Life photo | Patrick Bouman | file)
