"Battle for the Black Mind" Karida L. Brown – Emory University From the ashes of the Civil War to the historic ruling of Brown v. Board of Education, The Battle for Black Mind unravels the turbulent saga of Black education in America, a complex web of philanthropic, religious, individual, and global political forces battling over the power to shape the future of a liberated people. In this lecture, Dr. Karida Brown will bring to fore how the United States' roots of racial inequality in education continue to bear fruit today--from the unravelling of affirmative action in higher education, to banned books, to state capture of the K-12 curriculum. Dr. Karida L. Brown is a sociologist, professor, oral historian, and public intellectual whose research centers on the ontologies of systemic racism and the fullness of Black life. An educator, public speaker, author, and humanist, she is known for empowering her readership, students, and organizations to be active participants in driving equity and justice. Dr. Brown's body of work combines her expertise in data-driven social science research, her vast experience in navigating complex global organizations, and her love of the arts. These insights bring actionable and reparative knowledge to the public. She is a professor of sociology at Emory University and the author of several books, including Gone Home: Race and Roots through Appalachia, The Sociology of W.E.B. Du Bois, and The New Brownies' Book. Her forthcoming book, which she will draw from during her talk today, is Battle for the Black Mind, forthcoming with Legacy Lit by Hachette Book Group.