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Academic Affairs at IUPUI

African Student Association at IUPUI

Department of Anthropology, IU School of Liberal Arts, IUPUI

Karen Dace, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and

Thomas Davis, Ph.D., Dean of Liberal Arts, IUPUI

Frederick Douglass Papers, IU School of Liberal Arts, IUPUI

Missy Kubitschek, Ph.D., Professor of English, Africana Studies, Women's Studies, and American Studies, IU School of Liberal Arts,

IUPUI Leaders

Special Thanks

Karen Dace,

Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and

Inclusion,

IUPUI

Thomas J.

Davis, Ph.D., Dean and Professor of

Religious Studies, IU School of Liberal Arts,

IUPUI

Bessie House

-Soremekun, Ph.D., Director of Africana

Studies, IU School of Liberal Arts, IUPUI

John R. Kaufman-

McKivigan, Ph.D., Mary O’Brien

Professor of History and Editor of the Frederick

Douglass Papers, IU School of Liberal Arts,

IUPUI

A Public Symposium: The Life and

Times of Madame C.J. Walker: A

Life, a Legacy, and a

Landmark

presents

Madame C.J. Walker/

Frederick Douglass

3rd Annual Lecture Series

November 6,2015

8:30 a.m.-3:30.p.m.

The Jewel Center

3333 N. Illinois Street

Featuring

Presented by the Africana Studies Program

in the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI

liberalarts.iupui.edu/africana

Tyrone Freeman

A’Lelia Bundles

Isaiah Horne

Devon Ginn Cassandra Williams

Raven Moody

Brianna Holt

Schedule of Events

8:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast

9:00 AM

Welcome Remarks: Cassandra Williams, Acting Director for Africana Studies

Program, IU School of Liberal Arts, IUPUI Karen Dace, Ph.D., Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, IUPUI

9:15 AM

Brianna Holt BME-Choral Music Education | BSOF-Vocal

Performance & Theatre Treasurer-ACDA at IU Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University 2017

9:20 AM

Lecture Series Founders: Bessie House-Soremekun, Ph.D., Director of Africana Studies

Program, IU School of Liberal Arts, IUPUI John R. Kaufman-McKivigan, Ph.D., Mary O’Brien Professor of History and Editor of the Frederick Douglass Papers, IU School of Liberal Arts, IUPUI

9:50 AM

Tyrone McKinley Freeman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of

Philanthropic Studies and Director of Undergraduate Programs, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI

10:20 AM

Poetry/Spoken Word: Devon Ginn, First Impressions Coordinator and Visual Art and Entertainment Curator at the Madame Walker Theatre Center

Raven Moody, poet, author, and Journalism student at IUPUI

10:30 AM Reenactment of Madame C.J. Walker presented by Freetown Village

11:30 AM Isaiah Horne, Olaniyan Scholar and IUPUI senior majoring in Economics with a minor in Africana Studies

12:00 PM

Lunch

Richard Bray, M.Div., M.Ed., Assistant Director, Office of Diversity Access and Achievement, IUPUI

12:15 PM

Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Thomas J. Davis, Dean and Professor of Religious Studies, IU School of Liberal Arts, IUPUI

12:30 PM

Keynote Address:

A’Lelia Bundles, L.H.D, author, journalist, and community scholar

1:30 PM Awards

2:00 PM

Cassandra Williams, Acting Director for Africana Studies Program, IU School of Liberal Arts, IUPUI Young Entrepreneurs and the Digital Divide

2:30 PM Closing Remarks / Survey