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PROGRAM

Opening Remarks/Event Chair
Lewis Spears, Ed. M., Director of the Dr. Lee Hagan Africana Studies Center

Welcome
Andrés Acebo, Interim President, Â鶹´«Ã½

Lift Ev’ry Voice
Majestic Lopez, First-Year Student, Music B.A.

Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Dr. Jonelle Knox, Assistant Provost, Â鶹´«Ã½

Keynote Speaker
Dr. Larry Johnson, President, Stella and Charles Guttman Community College (CUNY)

Student Scholarship Awards
Ky’shon Tate, Third-Year Student, Sports Management

Spoken Word
Sarah Ruilova, Fourth-Year Student, Psychology

Closing Remarks
Dr. Antoinette Ellis-Williams, Artist | Scholar | Author | Activist | Minister

Food is served.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Larry D. Johnson Jr. has served as the second president of the Stella and Charles Guttman Community College-CUNY since July 2021. Prior to joining Guttman, Johnson served as the first Black president of Phoenix College—a first in the college’s 100-year history. He has also served as provost, department chair, and a full-time faculty at two and four-year institutions. Dr. Johnson is a fierce advocate for fostering diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in higher education.