Johnnetta Cole

In this video clip, Johnetta Cole briefly describes a few challenges of growing up as an African American female.

A pioneer and role model for African American women across the country, Johnnetta Betsch Cole is the 14th president of Bennett College for Women in Greensboro, North Carolina. Her career as a college and university professor and administrator spans over three decades, after making history in 1987 by becoming the first African American woman to serve as president of Spelman College. Her groundbreaking career has taken another notable step when she became the first African American woman to serve as Chair of the Board of United Way of America.

Cole has had a long and prominent career as an educator and humanitarian. Her work as a college professor and president, her published works, her speeches and her community service, consistently address issues of race, gender and all other forms of discrimination.

Cole is President Emeritus of Spelman College and Professor Emeritus of Emory University from which she retired as Presidential Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Womens Studies and African American Studies. She is the author of numerous publications for scholarly and general audiences. Her most recent publication is a book co-authored with Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall: Gender Talk: The Struggle for Womens Equality in African American Communities.

Cole serves on the board of the Carter Center, the National Visionary Leadership Project, and United Way of Greater Greensboro. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Merck & Co., Inc., and the NFLs Atlanta Falcons. She consults on diversity matters with Citigroup, and is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, The Links, Inc. and the National Council of Negro Women.

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