Giving Tuesday 2022
Support the Daughters of the African Atlantic Fund this #GivingTuesday
YOUR support ensures a strong future for the Daughters and ongoing initiatives for women and girls of the African Diaspora.
Congratulations to Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith & Dr. Evelyn L. Parker!
We are happy to announce and congratulate our own Directors, Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith, as the newly appointed President of the North American Region of the World Council of Churches, and Dr. Evelyn L. Parker, newly appointed to the World Council of Churches Central Committee.
Rev. Dr. Angelique Walker-Smith is the founder and convener of the Pan African Women’s Ecumenical Empowerment Network (PAWEEN) and serves as Senior Associate for Faith Engagement at Bread for the World (Washington, DC).
Dr. Evelyn L. Parker is Professor Emerita of Practical Theology at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University. She and Dr. Rosetta Ross conceived the idea of the Daughters of the African Atlantic Fund and were among the Founding Board of Directors.
Check Out Rev. Melanie’s Latest Book Chapter
Read Rev. Melanie Jones’ latest contribution titled: “Who’s Saving Whom?: Black Millennials and the Revivification of Religious Communities” in Religion, Race, and COVID-19: Confronting White Supremacy in the Pandemic. Copies of the book are available at NYUPress.org!
Voices on the Front Lines of Black Women’s Health
Join The Daughters for a much-anticipated conversation on Black women’s health with leading health professionals and experts!
Saturday, August 28, 2021 @ 12pm ET
Streamed on The Daughters of the African Atlantic Fund YouTube and Facebook (@afatdaughters)
This live conversation will engage the film-play —DO NO HARM— written by Anyika McMillan-Herod, co-directed by Vickie Washington and McMillan-Herod, and produced by Soul Rep Theatre Company, Perkins School of Theology at SMU, and Evelyn L. Parker, PhD. The story is a compelling one and explores the lives of three enslaved women–Anarcha, Betsey, and Lucy–who were experimented on without anesthesia by Dr. J. Marion Sims, credited as “The Father of Modern Gynecology.” The film-play is featured through the month of August as a fundraiser for The Daughters of the African Atlantic Fund. You may purchase tickets to stream the film at: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/54386.
Panelists:
Angelique Walker-Smith, DMin, MDiv, Bread for the World
Rolanda Johnson, PhD, RN, Vanderbilt University
Shakira Sanchez-Collins, MD, MDiv, Northwestern Medical Group
Marika Tate, MD, Howard University Hospital
DO NO HARM Fundraiser for Daughters of the African Atlantic Fund
DO NO HARM, written by Dallas-based writer/actress/producer, Anyika McMillan-Herod, co-founder of Soul Rep Theatre Company, was commissioned by Dr. Evelyn Parker and the Association of Practical Theology. In the wake of the covid pandemic, this original play inspired by three enslaved women – Anarcha, Betsey, and Lucy – who were experimented on without anesthesia by Dr. J. Marion Sims, credited as “The Father of Modern Gynecology,” was filmed in November 2020 in a slave cabin at Dallas Heritage Village. The world premiere was featured in Soul Rep Theatre Company’s 25th Anniversary season this past January-February.
McMillan-Herod is privileged to give voice to Anarcha, Betsey, and Lucy through this powerful historical drama that was critically acclaimed in its debut earlier this year. She is also honored to utilize DO NO HARM, a unique tribute to three ancestors, as a tool to raise awareness and funds for the Daughters of the African Atlantic…especially in these times.
The Daughters of the African Atlantic Fund engineers transcontinental co-working spaces where African and African diasporic women collaborate on creative and innovative solutions to their economic, familial, social, and political needs using scholarly and practical resources within religion and theology. To date, The Daughters has brought over five hundred black women together across lines of difference. Yet counting! No other organization provides this kind of opportunity for collaboration across the Atlantic for women and girls of African descent.
Daughters of the African Atlantic Fund seeks to enhance the quality of life of continental and diasporan African women and girls. Through partnerships with agencies on the continent and in the diaspora, The Daughters aims to provide funding and educational program support to organizations and institutions working to enrich life possibilities for all African-descended women. Biennial consultations of continental and diasporan African women in religions seek to help fulfill The Daughters’ commitment to holistic action and advocacy.
Tickets for DO NO HARM can be purchased at the following link: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/54386. Proceeds from the event will benefit programming for young women in our partner institutions.
Congratulations to Dr. Angela D. Sims!
The Daughters of the African Atlantic proudly celebrates founding board director, Dr. Angela D. Sims, on her new post as the first woman president of Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School! Local news coverage on this historic post can be found here.