Carter G. Woodson Lecture: Resilient Joy
Join us as Dr. Errol Bolden presents "Resilient Joy," which speaks to not only the reality of a people who encountered much and persevered but were able to thrive in an inequitable world collectively. This presentation highlights some key characteristics of a resilient spirit. The Kwanzaa principle of Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility) is also embraced as central to joyous resilience enjoyed by people who refuse to be rendered invisible or dismissed as insignificant. They, like a brand-new penny, continued to shine.
Dr. Errol Bolden is the interim associate provost and associate vice president for academic affairs at Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland. He also serves part-time as a senior lecturer at the Cave Hill campus of the University of the West Indies and as a visiting professor at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia. Dr. Bolden has over twenty-five years of experience as a macro social work educator and practitioner. His research agenda focuses on community and organizational capacity building, university and community partnerships, faith-based community development, the globalization of higher education, disengaged dads, and the disengaging of males in the academy.