On April 21, 2022, the Howard Thurman Center hosted a book celebration for Dr. Saida Grundy’s forthcoming book, Respectable: Politics and Paradox of Making a Morehouse Man. Dr. Grundy was joined on stage by her beloved colleagues and two of her favorite students to discuss the concept of her book. If you missed the event, check out the video below on our YouTube Channel. Additionally, you can purchase the book from University of California Press here. You can save 30% by using source code 21W2240 at checkout.
Featured Guests and Speakers:
- Dr. Saida Grundy, Author of Respectable and Assistant Professor of Sociology, African-American Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies at Boston University
- Dr. Heba Gowayed, Author of Refuge and Moorman-Simon Assistant Professor of Sociology at Boston University
- Dr. Takeo Rivera, Author of Model Minority Masochism and Assistant Professor in English and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- Kahjirah Taylor-Harris (CAS’21), Howard Thurman Center Ambassador
- Kelsey Russell (CAS’21), Howard Thurman Center Ambassador
- Nick Bates, Associate Director for the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground