Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. MXIBS/Steward Speakers Event
The Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies, in partnership with Steward Speakers, welcomed Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. to Wabash College on April 8, 2022, to speak and engage in a Q&A session in Salter Hall.
Steven Jones ’87, Director of the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies (MXIBS) and Dean for Professional Development.
Assistant Professor of English Julian Whitney introduces Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. “(Dr. Glaude) is someone I have considered an academic role model since the start of my own academic journey 10 years ago,” Whitney said.
“Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. is widely known and revered as one of America's most prominent intellectual voices,” Whitney said. “As an author, critic, scholar, educator and political commentator, Dr. Glaude challenges our citizenry to reexamine the complicated, brutal and difficult history of America, while also confronting the philosophical question of what it means to play state in the experiment of American democracy itself.”
Steven Jones ’87 presents Dr. Glaude with an MXIBS hoodie, and thanks him for visiting campus and spending time to closely engage with students.
Glaude is the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, where he is also the chair of the Center for African American Studies and the chair of the Department of African American Studies.
A highly accomplished and respected scholar of religion, Glaude 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 White House. He also regularly appears on Meet the Press, the Sunday morning news program on NBC.
Combining a scholar's knowledge of history, a political commentator's take on the latest events, and an activist's passion for social justice, Glaude challenges all to examine our collective American conscience.
MXIBS Chairman Allen Johnson Jr. ’23 was one of a handful of students who asked Dr. Glaude questions during the Q&A portion of the event.
One of the nation's most prominent scholars, Glaude is a passionate educator, author, political commentator, and public intellectual who examines the complex dynamics of the American experience.
“If we’re going to come out of this moment really transformed, and become the kinds of people democracies require, we are going to have to tell ourselves the truth,” said Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.
“As James Baldwin put it, ‘the country will not change until it re-examines itself and discovers what it really means by freedom.’ And that will involve, among other things, telling itself the truth,” Glaude Jr. told the crowd.
Alex Rotaru ’22 asks Dr. Glaude, “How do we create a situation where it’s no longer possible to simply avoid the issue we’ve been talking about (with racism), and really begin to push things forward?”
MXIBS Membership Chair Kenny Coleman ’22 asked: “At Wabash, we are put in situations of discomfort and urged to have uncomfortable conversations. As a Black man on this campus, how do we navigate these conversations, whether it be about race or anything else, as influencers of change as opposed to being seen as a patron of furthering the socio-political divisions in this country?”
“You and I, we have to confront the history that we carry forward. You and I, we have to grow up. We also have to confront the intimacy of our hatreds,” Glaude said.
The crowd listens intensely as Dr. Glaude gives his presentation.
The crowd listens intensely as Dr. Glaude gives his presentation.
The crowd listens intensely as Dr. Glaude gives his presentation.
Dr. Glaude mingles with Wabash community members and visitors who came together Friday to listen to his presentation.
Dr. Glaude hugs Malik Barnes ’23, who served as a commentator during the Q&A portion of the event.
Dr. Glaude mingles with Wabash community members and visitors who came together Friday to listen to his presentation.
Kim King ’99, Assistant Director of the MXIBS, claps for Dr. Glaude.
Dr. Glaude mingles with Wabash community members and visitors who came together Friday to listen to his presentation.
Members of the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies join Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. on stage.