Madam C.J. Walker and Black Women’s Philanthropy in Historical Perspective
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Thursday, Oct 12, 2023
Location
Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites
650 West Washington Street
Details
Tyrone McKinley Freeman, Professor, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy
Madam C.J. Walker and Black Women’s Philanthropy in Historical Perspective
Dr. Tyrone McKinley Freeman is a 2022 inaugural laureate of the Dan David Research Prize. The award-winning scholar and teacher serves as a professor at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Previously, he was a professional fundraiser in community development, youth and family social services, and higher education organizations. His research focuses on philanthropy in communities of color and philanthropy in higher education. His latest book is Madam C.J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving: Black Women’s Philanthropy during Jim Crow (2020).
