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Lyrical Assembly is hosting a virtual listening session with Dr. Yolanda Pierce. This event is dedicated to learning and listening compassionately to Black women, and to wrap up the past month’s reading of “In My Grandmother’s House.”

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A listening session with womanist theologian, Dr. Yolanda Pierce, so we can further learn how to walk in solidarity with Black women, unearthing our own faith inheritances, and creating an authentic spiritual expression that includes all of Creator’s people.

About Rev. Dr. Yolanda Pierce:

Rev. Dr. Yolanda Pierce is Professor and Dean of the Howard University School of Divinity in Washington, DC. She is the first woman to be appointed as Dean in the Divinity School’s 150-year history. In 2016, Pierce served as the Founding Director of the Center for African American Religious Life at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). Previously, she served as the Founding Director of the Center for Black Church Studies and Associate Professor of Religion and Literature at Princeton Theological Seminary. Pierce holds degrees from Cornell University and Princeton University.
Pierce’s research specialties include African American Religious History; Womanist Theology; African American Literature; and Race and Religion. A widely-published author, her work focuses on the historical and contemporary significance of the African American religious tradition. Pierce has written over 50 critical essays and articles in academic and trade journals which consider the relationship between religious faith, race, and gender in the American context. You can find her work in a wide variety of publications, including: Time Magazine; Christian Century; Theology Today; and Christianity & Literature.

Pierce is the creator and curator of “Touching the Sacred,” an exhibit on material religion and the Black Church. She is a member of various professional organizations, including the Modern Language Association, the American Academy of Religion, and the American Historical Association. Pierce has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including fellowships from the Ford Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the Pew Foundation. In 2015, she was honored to be selected as one of The Root 100 Most Influential African Americans. 

In addition to her teaching and academic scholarship, Yolanda Pierce is a dedicated mentor, community activist, board member of a foster care agency, and cable news commentator. She maintains a public intellectual presence through her blogs and frequent appearances on television and radio. She believes that teaching and scholarship are meaningful only if they truly enhance people’s daily lives, thus she works tirelessly to bridge the gaps between pulpit, pew, and academy. A member of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Inc., and a native New Yorker, Pierce was raised in the Church of God in Christ and still maintains a close connection to her Pentecostal roots.

About Porsche Kelly:

Porsche Kelly aka The Poetic Activist is an author, motivational speaker, facilitator and artist of many talents from Oakland, Ca. Her poetry and music are full of raw conviction, unapologetically spreading messages filled with truth. With a passion for God, DEI, anti-racism, anti-sexism & social justice work, and mental health, especially among BIPOC, Porsche aims to bridge the gap between faith & social justice, create atmospheres for conversation & dialogue on social issues, and inspire others to find freedom in telling their own stories, using motivational speaking, workshop facilitation, spoken word poetry and music. Her mantra to live by is "Erase shame, tell your story,” which is evident in her debut poetry book 2 Kinds of Fire as well as her debut music project Lessons Learned.

Porsche has been invited to speak and perform at as well as facilitate workshops in numerous spaces such as TED Talk, Google, Adobe, Snapdocs, YWCA, and The National Equity Project. She has also been invited to speak at several colleges, churches, festivals, conferences, and spoken word events across the country, in addition to featuring on several podcasts, panels, and projects, including the 2020 CA Census campaign. Her ultimate goal is to challenge societal norms and the mindsets of people, foster healing, and help change broken and unjust systems.

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