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Friday is Juneteenth

By Shelley Irwin
Published June 17, 2026 at 10:28 AM EDT

We talk to Saunda Smith and Julius Rodgers about the Our Ancestors Wildest Dreams Scholarship and the Juneteenth Jam.

Friday is Juneteenth, with the Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives instrumental in programming. We talk to Saunda Smith and Julius Rodgers about the Our Ancestors Wildest Dreams Scholarship and the Juneteenth Jam.

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Shelley Irwin
Shelley Irwin is the host and producer for The Shelley Irwin Show, a news magazine talk-show format on the local NPR affiliate Monday through Friday. The show, broadcast at 9 a.m., features a wide variety of local and national news makers, plus special features.
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