The Charles H. Thompson Lecture-Colloquium was initiated in 1980 by the Editorial/Advisory Board of The Journal of Negro Education under the sponsorship of the Howard University School of Education. The Lecture-Colloquium was developed as a living memorial to Professor Thompson, founder of The Journal of Negro Education . The purpose of the lecture-colloquium is to present a leading scholar to lecture and discuss issues and problems “incident to the education of Black people.” During the first Wednesday of November, the Lecture-Colloquium is held annually and seeks to continue the systematic exploration of the wide-ranging issues and problems related to the education of African Americans and ethnic minorities, to which Dr. Thompson dedicated his laudable career.

• 1980, Dr. Stephen J. Wright, The Tragic Waste of the Black Mind and Talent.

• 1981, Dr. Allison Davis, Leadership and Aggression.

• 1982, Dr. Bernard W. Harleston, Higher Education for Minorities: The Challenge of the 1980s.

• 1983, Dr. Floretta McKenzie, Education, Not Excuses.

• 1984, Dr. Edmund W. Gordon, Social Science Knowledge Production and Minority Experiences.

• 1985, Dr. Bennetta Jules-Rosette, The Dual Vision: Insights and Applications of Cross-Cultural Research.

• 1986, Dr. Herman R. Branson and Dr. Luther H. Foster, The Hazards in Black Higher Education.

• 1987, Dr. Kenneth B. Clark and Mr. Roger Wilkins, The Constitution and Black Americans.

• 1988, Dr. James P. Comer, Child Development and Education.

• 1989, Dr. Faustine C. Jones-Wilson, Dr. Elzee C. Gladden, Dr. J. Jerome Harris, Dr. Vincent E. Reed, and Dr. Walter G. Daniel, Race, Reality, and American Education.

• 1990, Mr. Robert K. Goodwin, Roots and Wings.

• 1991, Dr. Lisa D. Delpit, Education in a Multicultural Society: Our Future's Greatest Challenge.

• 1992, Dr. Donald M. Stewart, Education, Race, and Class: A New Calculus for the 21st Century (Respondents: Dr. Carol Camp Yeakey and Dr. Donald H. Smith).

• 1993, Dr. Charles V. Willie, Black Colleges Are Not Just for Blacks Anymore.

• 1994, Dr. Shirley A. Thornton, African Americans Moving into the 21st Century: Accepting Responsibility for Our Own Destiny.

• 1995, Dr. James A. Banks, Multicultural Education, Transformative Knowledge, and Action.

• 1996, Dr. David Levering Lewis, The Promise and Peril of Class in the Problem of the 20th Century.

• 1997, Dr. Antoine M. Garibaldi, Four Decades of Progress and Decline: An Assessment of African American Educational Attainment.

• 1998, Dr. Manning Marable, What Black America Thinks: Affirmative Action and the Pursuit of Equality.

• 1999, Dr. Jacqueline Jordan Irvine, The Education of Children Whose Nightmares Occur Both Day and Night.

• 2000, Dr. Sylvia T. Johnson, Assessing the Achievement of Black Students: Should Reducing the Gap Be Our Goal?

• 2001, Dr. Howard Fuller, The Continuing Struggle of African Americans for the Power to Make Real Educational Choices.

  Dr. Nat LaCour, The Successes of Public Schools in Educating Children - Against Vouchers. (Two lectures were presented for 2001.)

• 2002, Dr. Mwalimu J. Shujaa, The Widening Gap between Education and Schooling in the Post 9/11 Era.

• 2003, Dr. Beverly Lindsay, An Educational and Diplomatic Legacy Fostering Innovative Domestic and International Paradigms.

• 2004, Dr. LaRuth Hackney Gray, No Child Left Behind: Opportunities and Threats.

• 2005, Dr. Marian White-Hood, Schools at Work: Targeting Proficiency with Theory and Practice.

• 2006, Dr. A. Wade Boykin, Providing a World-Class Education for Our Children and Youth: Shifting the Schooling Paradigm.

• 2007, Dr. Pedro Antonio Noguera, The Significance of Race in the Racial Achievement Gap.

Dr. Aaron B. Stills
Chairman

Members

* Members emeriti

**Ex-officio member, Dr. Rc Saravanabhavan