GSEHD doctoral student, Virginia-based musician, educator, and activist Tonya Jefferson (Special Education and Disability Studies) was a guest on The Talk on Main Street's Juneteenth Facebook Live Event hosted by Annabel Park. Annabel is a Korean American documentary filmmaker, political activist, and community volunteer.
In the event, titled "The Confederate monuments need to come down," Tonya discusses the history of Juneteenth and moving the country forward in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
As an important side note, Tonya was recently appointed Vice President of Graduate Student Policy on the GW Student Association Executive Cabinet.