MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

Presents:
The Ninth Annual

RUTHE T. & VERNON R. SHEFFEY LECTURE IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN FEMALE STUDIES

This year’s program, “Healing from Silence: Zora Neale Hurston, Black Women’s Spiritual Resistance, and the Power of Fearless Voices,” features a screening of the award-winning short film and a lecture by Dr. Monique L. Akassi.

Thursday, March 27, 2025

11:00 a.m.

Theater, University Student Center

Faculty, students, and classes from Morgan and other Universities and the larger community are invited to join us at this annual event, and faculty are encouraged to require students to write reports on this important lecture. The Lecture will be live-streamed on Morgan's YouTube channel.