ATHENS, Ga., Feb. 20 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news release:

The Black Faculty and Staff Organization held its inaugural Black History Month Luncheon on Feb. 18 to commemorate the 100th year of the month-long celebration.

"What is the legacy you will guard?" asked Megan Brock, associate director of academic integration in the Career Center and president of the BFSO. "When you leave, make the conscious decision to stand firm in your service."

Juanita Johnson-Bailey, Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Mary Frances Early College of Education's lifelong education, administration, and policy department and former director of the Institute for Women's Studies, delivered the keynote address, sharing how...