One of the nation’s most prominent scholars, Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr. is an author, political commentator, public intellectual and passionate educator who examines the complex dynamics of the American experience. His writings, including Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul, In a Shade of Blue: Pragmatism and the Politics of Black America and the New York Times bestseller Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for our Own, take a wide look at Black communities, the difficulties of race in the United States and the challenges we face as a democracy. Glaude’s latest book, We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For, released in April 2024. Based on the Du Bois Lectures he delivered at Harvard University, Glaude shows how ordinary Black Americans can shake off their reliance on a small group of professional politicians and pursue self- cultivation and grassroots movements to achieve a more just and perfect democracy.

We will be giving away 15 SIGNED COPIES of Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr's book in a randomized drawing.

If there are any questions or accommodations needed please contact: engaging@ucsc.edu 

We look forward to seeing you there!

You Belong Here: This program is open to all and designed to be inclusive, accessible, and welcoming. Learn more at: bit.ly/dsas_youbelonghere.  

This event is sponsored by: the Asian Pacific Islander Student Alliance (APISA), Bayanihan, Black Student Union (BSU), Movimiento Estudiantil Chicané de Aztlan (MEChA), Student Alliance of North American Indians (SANAI), SOL Council, Student Media Council, Education for Sustainable Living Program (ESLP), Campus Sustainability Council (CSC), Student Environmental Center (SEC), Communities of Color and Native American Student Press Collective (TWANAS), Thai Student Association, Student Union Assembly (SUA), Lionel Cantú Queer Center, Cultural Arts and Diversity Resource Center, African American Resource and Cultural Center, American Indian Resource Center, Asian American/ Pacific Islander Resource Center, Women’s Center, El Centro, CoCurricular Activities Office, Nine, John R. Lewis, Kresge, Porter, and Oakes Senates, and the Merrill and Kresge Colleges, and the departments of Baskin Engineering, Community Studies, Feminist Studies, History, History of Consciousness, Latin American and Latino Studies, Legal Studies, Sociology, and the Politics Department: Democratic Discourse and Engagement Initiative, and the Institute for Social Transformation.

About the host: engaging education (e²) is a student initiated outreach and retention center at UCSC for student engagement and academic excellence. e² provides a supportive and dynamic space for programming that addresses the low rates of recruitment, retention and graduation that historically underrepresented and under resourced communities face within higher education.