Miami, FL – October 7, 2017 – Dr. Jordana Pomeroy, the director of the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU, welcomed keynote speaker Dr. Johnetta Betsch Cole, from the Smithsonian’s Intuition’s National Museum of African Art, to this fall’s Green Critics lecture series. Educators, colleagues and community influencers were deeply touched by Dr. Cole’s message. Throughout her powerful career, the anthropologist and educator has inspired and impacted the lives of many. In attendance were FIU President Mark B. Rosenberg, Denizulu and Wallis Tinnie, Dr. Barbara Montford, Carole Hall, Donna Ginn, Hillary Jones, Erica Wright and Keisha Abraham.

Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole & Mark B. Rosenberg

Jordana Pomeroy, Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, & Mark B. Rosenberg

JoLinda Herring, Lisa N. McGill, Jacqueline Guy, Erica Wright, Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, Sheira Camberley, & Dr. Barbara Montford

Florence Greer, Sheira Camberley, & AnnaMaria Ellis

Jacqueline Guy & Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole

Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole & Frantz Williams

Frantz Williams & Kim Sands

Carole Hall, Donna Ginn, Johnnetta Betsch Cole, Wallis & Denizulu Tinnie

Carole Hall, Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, & Wallis Tinnie

Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole

Jordana Pomeroy & Maryanna Ramirez

Dr. Barbara Montford

Sheira Camberley

Donna Ginn, Carole Hall, Denizulu & Wallis Tinnie

Jacqueline Guy, Donna Ginn, & Carole Hall

Erica Wright & Florence Greer