Hale Woodruff's Murals from Talladega College
June 19, 2020
Fellow Talladegans and friends,
When I wrote my last update to the organization, I could not have imagined anything supplanting COVID19 and mandated restrictions as our most critical concerns. The feelings of frustration and lack of power emerging from those events likely propelled the global responses to the videotaped death of George Floyd. Those responses and the multiculturalism of the responders raise the possibility that we are at a tipping point—a point when we can confront discrimination and bias, embrace diversity, and make institutional reforms that address systemic racism. I encourage you to share your thoughts on these events with each other and, if you are inclined, with me. This is an opportunity that we cannot afford to ignore.
Dr. James is the 2019 recipient of the Society’s Kenneth Rothman Career Accomplishment Award.
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The 103rd Alumni Weekend Celebration
will be held August 14-16, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Triennial XVI has been postponed until the Summer of 2021.
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