Ella Baker’s Catalytic Leadership

Dr. Patricia Parker: Highlighting and advancing the legacy of Ella Baker — 

Ella Baker is one of America’s most impactful civil rights leaders. That is why you should join Ramona today as she talks to Dr. Patricia Parker about her new book Ella Baker’s Catalytic Leadership: A Primer on Community Engagement and Communication for Social Justice. As America enters another phase of social change, we can learn a lot from Ella Baker’s community engagement and empowerment philosophy, which centers on building community partnerships to advance social justice. Dr. Parker is Chair of the Department of Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and founder and executive director of the Ella Baker Women’s Center for Leadership and Community Activism. Originally from Arkansas, Dr. Parker currently lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. To learn more about Dr. Patricia Parker, visit https://comm.unc.edu/people/department-faculty/patricia-parker/.