Baylor Webinar Series: Celebrating "The Gift of Black Folk" by W.E.B. DuBois
During the 2024-2025 academic year, Baylor will celebrate 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. Each session is free and open to the public. Registration links for each Zoom Webinar session are available for each event listed below.
Introducing W.E.B. DuBois and "The Gift of Black Folk"
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
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
12:15-1:30 p.m. CDT
Schumacher Flex Commons in Baylor's Moody Memorial Library
and via Zoom Webinar
A light lunch will follow the conversation in Moody 104. All in attendance are invited, but please register if you plan to participate in person.
Register for the In-Person Session (Not Required) Register for the Zoom Webinar (Required for Zoom Link)
Read the E-Book (Free from Project Gutenberg) Audio Book (Baylor Login Required)
Download Promotional Materials
"Black Explorers"/ "Black Laborers"
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
Tuesday, September 17, 2024 • 3:30-4:30 p.m. CDT
Via Zoom Webinar
Emancipation of Democracy
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
Thursday, October 10, 2024 • 2:00-3:00 p.m. CDT
Via Zoom Webinar
Reconstruction of Freedom
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
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 • 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. CST
Via Zoom Webinar
Additional planned sessions for Spring 2025
- Negro Art & Literature
- Freedom of Womanhood
- The Gift of the Spirit
Details on these sessions will be available as they are solidified.
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.