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Sojourner Truth Lecture

The Sojourner Truth Lecture is a collaborative annual event jointly sponsored by Women and Gender Studies and the African and African American Studies programs at George Mason University.

2025: Dr. Marilyn Mobley

2024: Rokhaya Diallo

2023: Dr. Kakenya Ntaiya

2022: Dr. Jennifer Nash

2021: Maya Cummings and Aja Clark 

2020: Dr. Marilyn Mobley 

2019: Dr. Keeanga-Yahamatta Taylor and Dr. Robin Boylorn

2018: Sybrina Fulton

2017: Janet Mock

2016: Dr. Nekima Levy-Pounds

2015: Dorothy Roberts

2014:Dr. Crystal Leigh Endsley

2013: Helen Shores Lee

2012: Judy Richardson and Betty Robinson

2011: Anita Hill

2010: Toby Jenkins

2009: Ntozake Shange

2008: Cheryl Dunye

2007: Daryl Cumber Dance

2006: Donna Brazile

2005: Claudia J. Ford

2004:Deborah McDowell

2003: Deborah Willis-Kennedy

2002: Patricia Hill-Collins

2001: Bernice Johnson Reagon

2000: Rosanne Adderly

 

* The programs and services offered by George Mason University are open to all who seek them. George Mason does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic national origin (including shared ancestry and/or ethnic characteristics), sex, disability, military status (including veteran status), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, pregnancy status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. After an initial review of its policies and practices, the university affirms its commitment to meet all federal mandates as articulated in federal law, as well as recent executive orders and federal agency directives.

 

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