SCHEDULE OF EVENTS O C TO B E R 12–13, 2022
We Cordially Invite You to Attend the Historic Rededication of The Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College and the Convening of the 37th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. College of Ministers and Laity
“ Saving Democracy While Thriving in the Wake of Cosmic Trauma” Join us for a two-day series of commemorative programs celebrating the rededication of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel, the world’s most prominent religious memorial honoring the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ’48 and his Black social gospel justice ministry. The rededication follows an $11 million renovation of the historic building, which was built in 1978. The theme for this momentous occasion is Saving Democracy While Thriving in the Wake of Cosmic Trauma. Festivities will include a symposium of sessions led by distinguished Morehouse College professors and scholars from across the nation, as well as a host of special guests, including Ambassador Andrew J. Young and the Rev. Al Sharpton Jr. Please share your availability and RSVP by October 7, 2022
W E D N E S DAY, O CT O B E R 1 2 , 2 0 2 2 9 A.M. – 10:15 A.M.
WELCOME & KEYNOTE ADDRESS K E Y N O T E SP E A K E R Thema Bryant-Davis, Ph.D. Thriving in the Wake of Trauma: A Multicultural Guide Professor of Psychology Pepperdine University President-Elect of American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA
10:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
SESSION ONE Black Sexual Trauma, Spirituality, and HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the Black Community M O D E R AT O R Brandon Thomas Crowley ’08, Ph.D.
Queering Congregations Lecturer In Ministry Studies Harvard University Divinity School, Cambridge, MA
PA N E L IST S Candice Marie Benbow, M.Div., M.S.W.
Red Lip Theology Author, Multi-Genre Theologian, Writer, Atlanta, GA
Don Abram, M.Div.
The Black Church & Sexuality Executive Director of Pride in the Pews, Chicago, IL
Monique Moultrie, Ph.D.
Religious Media and Black Women’s Sexuality Associate Professor of Religious Studies Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
For questions on the events planned for the rededication of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel, email kingchapel@morehouse.edu.
Please share your availability and RSVP by October 7, 2022
W E D N E S DAY, O CT O B E R 1 2 , 2 0 2 2 12:30 P.M. – 1:30 P.M.
LUNCH IN CHIVERS DINING ROOM (ON CAMPUS)
1:30 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.
SESSION TWO Black Men’s Health, Mental Wellness, and Transformational Healing M O D E R AT O R Derrick Bryan ’04, Ph.D.
Black Manhood and HBCUs Associate Professor of Sociology and Associate Director of the Black Male Research Institute Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA
PA N E L IST S David Wall Rice ’95, Ph.D.
Black Lives, Balance and the Psychology of Self Stories Professor of Psychology, Principal Investigator, the Identity, Art and Democracy Lab Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA
Keyon Payton ’01, D.Min. Candidate
Racialized Policing and Justice Reform Senior Pastor, New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Pontiac, MI
Gregory Bolden, Ph.D.
Black Health and the Ban on Menthol E-Cigarettes Program Director, Center of Black Health & Equity, Durham, NC
7 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.
SESSION THREE Journal of Modern Slavery Book Launch M O D E R AT O R Adrienne Jones, J.D., Ph.D.
Voting Rights Act of 1965 Associate Professor of Political Science Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA
C O N T R IB U T O R S Orville Vernon Burton, Ph.D.
“American Slavery Historiography” Judge Matthew J. Perry Jr. Distinguished Professor of History Clemson University, Clemson, SC
Joel B. Kemp, J.D., Ph.D.
“Racializing Cain, Demonizing Blackness & Legalizing Discrimination” Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible Emory University Candler School of Theology, Atlanta, GA
Brandon Thomas Crowley ’08, Ph.D.
“A Black Church Response to Gender Based Violence & Queer Folx for the Purpose of Sexual Exploitation” Lecturer In Ministry Studies Harvard University Divinity School, Cambridge, MA
Lewis V. Baldwin, Ph.D.
‘A Home in Dat Rock’: Afro-American Folk Sources and Slave Visions of Heaven and Hell” Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Leah Creque, Ph.D.
“Literary Review of the Woke 2019-2021” Associate Provost of Pedagogy and Assessment Professor of English Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA
Please share your availability and RSVP by October 7, 2022
T H U R S DAY, O CT O B E R 1 3 , 2 0 2 2 9:30 A.M. – 10:30 A.M.
INDUCTEE ORIENTATION AND GUIDED TOUR (INDUCTEES ONLY)
11 A.M. – 12 P.M.
BENJAMIN ELIJAH MAYS CROWN FORUM & MLK JR. INDUCTION CEREMONY C H A P E L R E D E D I C AT I O N P R E AC H E R
The Rev. Dante R. Quick ’92, Ph.D. “A House Is Not a Home: A Solomonic Phenomenology”
Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, Somerset, NJ S O U N D I N G O F T H E S H O FA R T R U M P E T S
Senior Rabbi Larry R. Sernovitz Temple Kol Emeth, Marietta, GA
C H A P E L R E D E D I C AT I O N P R AY E R
The Right Rev. Bishop Robert Christopher Wright, D.D. Episcopal Diocese, Atlanta, GA
C H A P E L R E D E D I C AT I O N L I TA N Y
Ambassador Andrew J. Young, D.D., Mult. Atlanta, GA
12:30 P.M – 2 P.M.
HONOREE LUNCHEON (INVITATION ONLY) K E Y N O T E A D D R E SS The Rev. David Jefferson Sr., Esq.
Senior Pastor, Metropolitan Baptist Church, Newark, NJ
“A Black Economic Justice Manifesto”
Shirley A. Massey Executive Conference Center
(TICKET REQUIRED)
5 P.M – 6:30 P.M.
THURMAN THURSDAY CHAPEL ASSISTANTS DINNER DIALOGUE The Rev. Professor Kenyatta R. Gilbert, Ph.D. Professor of Homiletics
“Exodus Preaching: Confronting Human Tragedy and Communal Despair” Howard University Divinity School, Washington, D.C.
7 P.M – 9 P.M.
CROWN FORUM AFTER DARK: WORLDHOUSE INTERFAITH ASSEMBLY The Rev. James Morris Lawson Jr., D.D., Mult.
Senior Pastor Emeritus Holman United Methodist Church, Los Angeles, CA RESPONSE: “Revolutionary Nonviolence, Organizing for Freedom” 2022 Gandhi, King, Ikeda Community Builder’s Prize Recipient
K E Y N O T E A D D R E SS The Rev. Al Sharpton, Jr., D.D., Mult.
Founder and CEO of the National Action Network, New York, NY
“Saving Democracy While Thriving in the Wake of Cosmic Trauma” 2022 MOREHOUSE COLLEGE OIL PORTRAIT HONOREE INDUCTIONS