Black Women Leaders of Prominence Series: What Would Zora Do? Musings of Race in America by Lucy Anne Hurston

A special lecture by the niece of Legendary Author and Anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston.

About the featured speaker: 

Professor Lucy Anne Hurston, the niece of famed Anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston, is a social scientist committed to the parallel discipline, "Sociology: the Study of Social Behavior Within and Between Groups." Lucy’s research is deeply connected to questions her aunt raised decades ago focused on race, ethnicity, and culture. Bringing these issues to the forefront in numerous arenas, Lucy explores the social world around her, centering, identifying, describing, and eventually solving social problems in her orbit.

As owner of Hurston Research LLC for over 23 years, Lucy has played a critical role in exploring and disseminating Zora's knowledge through her research. She also continues to advocate for social change and equity in her volunteer work which centers on survival support systems of food and housing.