The T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center and the Ranney School will salute and celebrate Dr. Walter Greason who was recently appointed professor and chair of the department of history at Macalester College in St. Paul Minnesota.
The center says they are celebrating the educator’s contributions and giving him well wishes as he moves to the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
Dr. Greason is President Emeritus of the T. Thomas Fortune Foundation. He will continue to work with the Cultural Center in an advisory role.
“Very few scholars ever see their research used during their lifetimes. Among those, it is unique for academic work to lead to the creation of a National Historic Landmark. For me, the foundation and Cultural Center represent a miraculous dream come true.” said Greason.
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The event will also feature the winner of the T. Thomas Fortune Academic Merit scholarship and a performance by a jazz ensemble from Ranney School!
The event will take place on August 1, 2021, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Tickets prices are $75 and $125. The $175 ticket price includes a signed book from Dr. Greason. The money raised will go to the T. Thomas Fortune Foundation’s educational programming.
For more information, please visit T. Thomas Fortune Cultural Center
About Dr. Walter Greason
Dr. Walter Greason is among the most prominent historians, educators, and urbanists in the United States. He has spent the past 30 years speaking to audiences in dozens of states, on over 100 college and high school campuses, at dozens of professional and academic conferences, and to community groups across the country.
His most recent projects include professional development for organizations creating anti-racism initiatives in response to the global protests for systemic change; leadership of the T. Thomas Fortune Foundation (responsible for rehabilitation of a National Historic Landmark); research on Afrofuturism in the creation of the Wakanda Syllabus (for Marvel’s Black Panther); and ongoing data collection about comparative economic history (similar to the 1619 Project by the New York Times).
