Week 3: The 1970s with Bonita Bradshaw, Joya de Foor, Manny Grace, and Richard Ryans

Week 3: The 1970s with Bonita Bradshaw, Joya de Foor, Manny Grace, and Richard Ryans

Welcome to week 3 of the Notre Dame Alumni Association Affinity Group Shared Reading Experience of "Black Domers: African-American Students at Notre Dame in Their Own Words." This week, Don and David discuss the 1970s with Bonita Bradshaw, Joya de Foor, Manny Grace, and Richard Ryans. This week's reading is chapter 3 of the book.

The 1970s

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Art for Thought: "Builders"

Presented by Snite Museum of Art

Learn more about the art work and its artist here.

Jacob Lawrence (American, 1917 – 2000), Builders, 1974, Screenprint on paper, Gift of Mr. Terry Dintenfass, Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, 1975.062

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On Tuesday, October 27, Inspiring Conversations hosted a discussion with Louis King, Chief Executive Officer, Summit Academy OIC. To join future Inspiring Conversations events, be sure to register.

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View the Event: "Integration of Women at Notre Dame"

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Featured Speakers: 

  • Joya C. De Foor, Founder, De Foor Consulting Solutions

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Black Domers: Pioneers (Part 1)

Black @ ND is a talk show that will discuss the experiences, successes, and challenges of the University of Notre Dame’s African American students, current and alumni, and the steps taken to survive in a community that lacks representation of color. It is our job to discuss the difficult topics and have honest perspectives followed by ways of improvement with aims to build a better community. For today’s topic, host Emorja Roberson ’17 is joined by Don Wycliff ’69, David Krashna ’71, Ben Finley ’60, and Percy A. Pierre ’61.

The Color of Compromise

“The cumulative effects of personal sins of racism have led to social structures of injustice and violence that make us all accomplices in racism.” — Open Wide Our Hearts, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Jemar Tisby ’02, Notre Dame alum and author of the book “The Color of Compromise: The Truth About the American Church’s Complicity in Racism,” joins us on the podcast to discuss how the American church has helped create and maintain racist ideas and practices. In our conversation, he details the difference between complicit Christianity and courageous Christianity and focuses on racism as systemic injustice. Jemar also offers concrete solutions for improved race relations and a racially inclusive church. His book is a call from a place of love and desire to fight for a more racially unified church that no longer compromises what the Bible teaches about human dignity and equality. 

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