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Please join us next week for a talk with Dr. Evelyn Idell Bethune. If her name is familiar It is, the name, Bethune Bethune shares in the name and legacy of Bethune-Cookman's founder Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune who is her grandmother. It is the dedication to education exemplified by her grandmother that has directed Dr. McLeod's lifelong pursuit: "Everything we do has a direct relationship to the faith-based concept of 'educate to serve.' Education is our center of gravity. Education is our point of departure and our ultimate destination." For Bethune, her ultimate destination is the Mary McLeod Bethune Legacy Preservation Institute, which she established in November of 2010. With the mission to take the legacy of her grandmother to the next level, the Institute focuses on the promotion of education and community service.

You can learn more about Dr. Bethune by reading her 2009 book Bethune: Out of Darkness into the Light of Freedom, or by visiting her website at www.marymcleodbethune1875.com. Look for her this summer as she promotes her new book Say It Like You Mean It.

Please tune in to hear Professor Michael Dinwiddie's interview with Dr. Bethune on Thursday, December 8th at 8pm EST. www.blogtalkradio.com/thegistoffreedom. Call in at 347-324-5552. 

Guest Host Michael Dinwiddie The Gist of Freedom Show will enjoy the hosting talents of Professor Michael Dinwiddie of NYU Gallatin. A professor whose cultural studies, Dinwiddie's acumen ranges from theater history to filmmaking and ragtime music. Dinwiddie is also a playwright whose works have been produced in New York, and a recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Playwriting. Dinwiddie will be hosting Dr. Evelyn Bethune on Thursday, December 8th at 8pm EST.