Baylor Webinar Series: Celebrating "The Gift of Black Folk" by W.E.B. Dubois
During the 2024-2025 academic year, Baylor celebrated the centennial of the publication of W.E.B. DuBois' "The Gift of Black Folk" with a series of webinars kicked off with a hybrid session featuring Dr. Jamal-Dominique Hopkins, Associate Professor of Christian Scriptures and Director of the Black Church Studies Program at Baylor's George W. Truett Theological Seminary.
Introducing W.E.B. DuBois and "The Gift of Black Folk"
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
featuring
Dr. Jamal-Dominique Hopkins, Associate Professor of Christian Scriptures and Director of the Black Church Studies Program, in conversation with Dr. Jerry Park, Associate Professor of Sociology
Watch the Video from the Introductory Session
Read the E-Book (Free from Project Gutenberg) Audio Book (Baylor Login Required)
"Black Explorers"/ "Black Laborers"
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
featuring
Emanuela Amoh, Assistant Professor of History, Baylor University
Reginald K. Ellis, Provost Professor, Florida A&M
James Edward Ford III, Mary Jane Hewitt Department Chair in Black Studies and Associate Professor, English and Black Studies, Occidental College
Host & Moderator: Ronald Angelo Johnson, Ralph and Bessie Mae Lynn Chair of History & Associate Professor, Baylor University
Emancipation of Democracy
Thursday, October 10, 2024
featuring
Korie Edwards, Professor of Sociology, The Ohio State University
Thomas Hibbs, Rayzor Professor of Philosophy and Dean Emeritus, Baylor University
Earl Wright II, Professor of Sociology, Rhodes College
Host & Moderator: Patricia Wilson, Associate Dean and William Boswell Chair of Law, Baylor Law
Reconstruction of Freedom
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
featuring
Sandra Barnes, C.V. Starr Professor of Sociology, Brown University
Elvira Basevich, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Davis
Malcolm Foley, Special Advisor to the President for Equity and Campus Engagement, Baylor University
Kathryn Freeman, Doctoral Student in Religion, Baylor University
Host & Moderator: Whitney Holmes, Assistant Professor of Law, Baylor Law
Negro Art and Literature
featuring
Erica Edwards, Professor of English & African American Studies, Yale University
Mjiba Frehiwot, Research Fellow, University of Ghana
Elise Edwards, Assistant Professor of Religion, Baylor University
Charrise Barron, Assistant Professor of Music and Ethnomusicology, Harvard University
Host & Moderator: Ryan Sharp, Assistant Professor of English, Baylor University
Thursday, February 13, 2025 • 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. CST
Via Zoom Webinar
Freedom of Womanhood
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
featuring
Tyrha Lindsey-Warren, Clinical Associate Professor of Marketing and Director of Industry Relations and Experiential Learning, Baylor University
Coretta Pittman, Associate Professor of English, Baylor University
Marquisha Lawrence Scott, Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Denver
Cheryl Townsend Gilkes, Professor Emeritus at Colby College and Distinguished Professor, Community Liaison, and Research Consultant for the Howard Thurman Center, Hartford International University for Religion and Peace
Host & Moderator: Dr. Mia Moody, Professor and Chair of Journalism, Public Relations and New Media, Baylor University
The Gift of the Spirit
Thursday, April 24, 2025
featuring
Alonzo Johnson, Associate Professor of Theology, Dickerson-Green Theological Seminary
Selina Stone, Lecturer in Theology and Ethics, University of Edinburgh
Eric Lewis Williams, Director of the Office of Black Church Studies and Assistant Professor of Theology and Black Church Studies, Duke University
Jonathan Tran, Associate Dean for Faculty and Associate Professor of Theology in Great Texts, Baylor University
Host & Moderator: Dr. Jamal-Dominique Hopkins, Associate Professor of Christian Scriptures & Director of the Black Church Studies Program, George W. Truett Theological Seminary
This year-long series exploring the work of W.E.B DuBois was coordinated by Stephen Reid, Vice Provost for Faculty Diversity and Belonging; Stephanie Boddie, Associate Professor of Church and Community Ministries; Jerry Park, Associate Professor of Sociology; Ezra Choe, Theology and Philosophy Librarian; Sinai Wood, Associate Professor and Documents Librarian; Ronald Angelo Johnson, Ralph and Bessie Mae Lynn Chair of History & Associate Professor; and Jamal-Dominique Hopkins, Associate Professor of Christian Scriptures and Director of the Black Church Studies Program. The planning committee appreciates the work of those who coordinated and hosted these important conversations: Jerry Park (Introduction), Ronald Angelo Johnson (Black Explorers/Black Laborers), Jerry Park (Emancipation of Democracy), Ezra Choe (Reconstruction of Freedom), Stephanie Boddie (Negro Art & Literature, with Jerry Park), Stephanie Boddie (Freedom of Womanhood, with Sinai Wood), Jamal-Dominique Hopkins (The Gift of the Spirit).
This webinar series is proudly sponsored by the following Baylor University offices, colleges, schools, and academic departments: The Office of the Provost, the Baylor Libraries, the College of Arts & Sciences, the Diana R. Garland School of Social Work, Baylor Law, the School of Education, External Affairs, The Institute for Faith and Learning, the Black Church Studies Program at George W. Truett Theological Seminary, the Ethnic Studies Program, the Women’s and Gender Studies Program, the History department, the Religion department, the Sociology department, and the Journalism, Public Relations & New Media department.