Lecture with Dr. Paul Cato
This past November 2024, Dr. Paul Cato presented his lecture, “‘But Then You Read [In Black]’ Black Liberal Arts & The Fight Against Racism At Providence College”. Using the Black practice of testimony, Dr. Cato examined three prominent and “yet often siloed phenomena” at Providence College: PC’s celebration of the (white) Western Canon, the voices of outspoken Black people on campus, and reports of racism at the college. With this testimony, Dr. Cato called on the PC community to turn to fundamental Black thinkers for solutions to the college’s racial injustice. Dr. Cato’s lecture was extremly well attended, with a mix of students, faculty, staff, and administrators in attendence. A recording of the lecture is available below.
