Black History Month: Author Clifton Taulbert to Participate in Virtual Speech February 22
02/16/2021
The Cross Cultural Center will welcome Clifton Taulbert to give a virtual presentation at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22, as part of SLU's recognition of Black History Month.
Taulbert invites the SLU community to an important American conversation about the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
2021 marks 100 years since the 1921 Race Massacre destroyed Tulsa’s Black Wall Street, an economic phenomenon built by African Americans, many of whom were born into slavery and others who started their lives as enslavement was ending. Their economic accomplishments still capture the imagination in the 21st century. Taulbert’s conversation draws from over a decade of research and conversations with survivors of the 1921 Race Massacre.
A former migrant cotton picker as a child, Taulbert is now an award-winning author, an entrepreneur, an educator and CEO of two different companies.
Taulbert’s early lessons from the Mississippi Delta continue to impact his life. Time Magazine’s recognition of Taulbert as one of America’s top emerging entrepreneurs is a credit to his uncle, Cleve. Taulbert’s uncle’s teaching and the mindset it produced propelled Taulbert into the world of fitness, where he helped to bring the StairMaster® exercise system to the world. Taulbert is now in his seventh year as the President and CEO of Roots Java Coffee, the only national coffee supply company wholly owned by African Americans.
Taulbert, the writer, is recognized and embraced around the world, from South Africa to Australia. His first book, Once Upon A Time When We Were Colored, became an international bestseller and a major motion picture. The United States government selected the book as a gift for Nelson Mandela upon his release from prison in 1990.
His most recent book, The Invitation, was chosen by the Architect of the United States Capitol as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the signing of the 1964 Civil Rights Legislation.
Taulbert has written 14 books, produced a major motion picture and served as a consultant on several documentaries: "Jews in the Delta" and the Emmy-award winning "Boomtown: An American Journey," which details the birth of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Taulbert lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma and shares his life with his wife, Barbara. They have one son, Marshall Danzy Taulbert, a film and fashion entrepreneur in Los Angeles, California.
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