University Of Alaska Anchorage: UAA Celebrates Juneteenth 2021

Anchorage AK

15 June, 2021

5:17 PM

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Press release from the University of Alaska Anchorage: June 14, 2021 UAA celebrates Juneteenth on Thursday, June 17 at 7 p.m., with a 30th anniversary showing of Boyz N The Hood at Century 16, and on Saturday, June 19 at 1 p.m. at the Juneteenth Citywide Celebration. We will have Juneteenth trivia and FREE Juneteenth t-shirts from UAA! June 17 | 7 p.m. | UAA at the Movies: Boyz n the Hood2021 marks the 30th anniversary of the film that was a critical and commercial success praised for its emotional weight, acting, and writing. It was nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay at the 64th Academy Awards, making John Singleton the youngest person and the first African-American to be nominated for Best Director. In 2002, it was deemed "culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress and selected for the National Film Registry. June 19 | 1 p.m. | UAA @ Juneteenth Citywide CelebrationJoin the UAA Student Activities team at the Juneteenth Citywide Celebration at the Northway Mall. We will have Juneteenth trivia and FREE Juneteenth t-shirts from UAA! We hope to see you at one of the many Juneteenth Anchorage Events! This press release was produced by the University of Alaska Anchorage. The views expressed here are the author's own.