{"product_id":"speechifying-9781478024897","title":"Speechifying","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpeechifying collects the most important speeches of Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Colenoted Black feminist anthropologist, the first Black female president of Spelman College, former director of the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of African Art, and former chair and president of the National Council of Negro Women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSpeechifying\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique piece of scholarship. Focusing on Johnnetta Betsch Cole’s extraordinary oratorical practice as an academic, college administrator, museum director, and social activist, this collection highlights her career as a public intellectual—a woman who has made the most of her extraordinary gifts throughout her stellar career.” -- A. Lynn Bolles, author of * Women and Tourist Work in Jamaica: Seven Miles of Sandy Beach *\u003cbr\u003e“What emerges from this meticulously researched and passionate collection of Dr. Cole’s speeches—delivered to diverse audiences over decades—is the most compelling and informative portrait of one of our most influential and productive Black feminist scholar-activist-leaders. We are indebted to the editors, Professors Watkins-Hayes and Williams, for this loving, thorough scholarly project that makes a major contribution to African diaspora studies, women’s studies, and leadership studies as well as to Dr. Cole's home discipline, anthropology.” -- Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women’s Studies, Spelman College\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEditors' Preface  xi\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments  xv\u003cbr\u003e Timeline of Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole’s Life and Career  xvii\u003cbr\u003e Prologue \/ Johnnetta Betsch Cole  1\u003cbr\u003e Interview 1. The Practical Ethics of Johnnetta Betsch Cole: The Life of a Black Feminist Anthropologist \/ Erica Lorraine Williams  7\u003cbr\u003e Interview 2. Johnnetta Betsch Cole and the Art of Speechifying \/ Celeste Watkins-Hayes  25\u003cbr\u003e The Speeches\u003cbr\u003e 1. Origin Stories  43\u003cbr\u003e My Story and Yours: Empowering Meaningful Change Together  45\u003cbr\u003e Defining Moments: Lessons Learned from Anthropology  51\u003cbr\u003e Three Stations along My Journey as a Citizen Volunteer   56\u003cbr\u003e The Continuing Significance of President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address  60\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Importance of Historically Black Colleges and Universities  67\u003cbr\u003e Another Day Will Find Us Brave  69\u003cbr\u003e Straight Talk on HBCUs: Implications for Economic Transformation  74\u003cbr\u003e It Is Going to Take Faith and Action: A Call to Support HBCUs  79\u003cbr\u003e A Conversation with Johnnetta Betsch Cole \/ Paula Giddings  84\u003cbr\u003e 3. Higher Education  95\u003cbr\u003e Look for You Yesterday, Here You Come Today  97\u003cbr\u003e If You Educate a Woman  102\u003cbr\u003e Difference Does Make a Difference: The Struggle for Diversity and Inclusion in American Higher Education  106\u003cbr\u003e The Future of African American Education  114\u003cbr\u003e 4. Feminism and Women’s Empowerment  119\u003cbr\u003e The Role of Christian Black Women in Today’s World (Spelman College)  121\u003cbr\u003e Taking Stock: The Condition of Black Women in Our Nation  126\u003cbr\u003e Women’s Rights and Human Rights in Africa  130\u003cbr\u003e Doing the Lord’s Work: Black Women and Civic Engagement in South Carolina  136\u003cbr\u003e Knowledge Is the Prime Need of the Hour  140\u003cbr\u003e 5. Race and Racism  145\u003cbr\u003e Under the Sun  148\u003cbr\u003e The Black Community in the New Millennium: Assessing Our Progress and Crafting Our Future  156\u003cbr\u003e Service of Remembrance and Celebration for Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela  162\u003cbr\u003e A Tribute to the Life and Work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  165\u003cbr\u003e The 400th Anniversary of the Arrival of the First Enslaved Africans: A Remembrance  174\u003cbr\u003e 6. Art and Museum Life  177\u003cbr\u003e Do Your Dreams Scare You?  180\u003cbr\u003e The Treatment of Gender in Opening Exhibitions  186\u003cbr\u003e Diversity in American Art Museums  190\u003cbr\u003e Great Art at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: To Whom Does It Belong?  199\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Fierce Urgency of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion  207\u003cbr\u003e The Compelling Case for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion  209\u003cbr\u003e Exploring Our Differences  213\u003cbr\u003e Lessons from the Life and Work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.  219\u003cbr\u003e Moving beyond Barriers: Transforming International Education through Inclusive Excellence  226\u003cbr\u003e 8. Commencement Addresses  237\u003cbr\u003e A House Divided (Emory University)  239\u003cbr\u003e Attributes of Twenty-First-Century Women Leaders (Trinity Washington University)  245\u003cbr\u003e Courage, It’s What Really Matters (Bennington College)  251\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: The Transcendent Voice of Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole \/ Celeste Watkins-Hayes and Erica Lorraine Williams  259\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole’s Service and Honors  267\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography  269\u003cbr\u003e Index  277","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409016922455,"sku":"9781478024897","price":20.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781478024897.jpg?v=1730505110","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/speechifying-9781478024897","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}