Join us for the inaugural event in the Polarization series, a conversation between prominent scholar Eddie Glaude, Jr. and Sarah Lawrence president Cristle Collins Judd.
Dr. Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. is an author, political commentator, public intellectual, and passionate educator who examines the complex dynamics of the American experience. His writings, including Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul, In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America, his New York Times bestseller, Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for our Own, and his latest, We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For, take a wide look at Black communities, the difficulties of race in the United States, and the challenges we face as a democracy.
Glaude is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor and the former Chair of the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University from 2009 to 2023. He is also on the Morehouse College Board of Trustees. He frequently appears in the media, as a columnist for TIME Magazine and as an MSNBC contributor on programs like Morning Joe and Deadline Whitehouse with Nicolle Wallace. In his writing and speaking, Dr. Glaude is an American critic in the tradition of James Baldwin and Ralph Waldo Emerson, confronting history and bringing our nation’s complexities, vulnerabilities, and hope into full view.
This event is free and open to the public. Guests are invited to join Dr. Glaude and the college community on campus, or join via Zoom.
Dr. Glaude's book, We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For, will be for sale after the event courtesy of Womrath Bookshop.