'If We Had Not Loved Each Other...'A Book Talk With Tyrone McKinley Freeman

Founded in 1974 and named for Charlotte civic leader and former mayor Harvey Bernard Gantt, the Gantt Center’s mission is to present, preserve and celebrate excellence in the art, history and culture of African-Americans and those of African descent. Designed by reknowned architech Philip Freelon, co-designer of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in our nation's capital, the Gantt Center features fine art exhibits from around the world, culture programs & events, and digital art technology. Visit ganttcenter.org for more information.

Harvey B. Gantt Center

A book-talk exploration of the historical roots of African American philanthropy, its power and impact today.

Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture

'If We Had Not Loved Each Other…': Madam C.J. Walker and the Past, Present and Future of Black GenerosityWrap up Black Philanthropy Month 2022 with an engaging, in-person book-talk, signing and reception. This event will feature Tyrone McKinley Freeman, Ph.D., international award-winning author of Madam C. J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving: Black Women’s Philanthropy During Jim Crow. This event is organized and brought to the community by <a href="https://new-philanthropists.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">NGAAP</a> (New Generation of African American Philanthropists) and the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts+Culture, in celebration of Black Philanthropy Month in Charlotte (#BPM2022CLT).For directions and parking, click <a href="https://www.ganttcenter.org/visit-the-gantt/directions/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.

<h3>About the Author</h3>Tyrone McKinley Freeman, Ph.D. is an award-winning scholar and teacher who serves as Associate Professor of Philanthropic Studies and Director of Undergraduate Programs at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Previously, he was a professional fundraiser and Associate Director of The Fund Raising School where he trained nonprofit leaders around the globe. His research focuses on philanthropy in communities of color and philanthropy in higher education. His latest book is entitled, Madam C.J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving: Black Women’s Philanthropy during Jim Crow (University of Illinois Press, 2020), which won the 2021 Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Skystone Partners Research Prize in Fundraising and Philanthropy. His work has appeared or been cited in The New York Times, O: The Oprah Magazine, USA Today, TIME, Harvard Business Review, Stanford Social Innovation Review, NewsOne, The Conversation, Black Perspectives, Philanthropy Women, Chronicle of Philanthropy, CASE Currents, and Advancing Philanthropy. He is co-author of Race, Gender and Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations (Palgrave MacMillan, 2011).

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