Diverse Education News January 18, 2020 Patricia Turner Walters Donates $2.5M in Art Pieces to Howard University Patricia Turner Walters donated a $2.5 million art collection to Howard University in honor of her late husband Dr. Ronald W. Walters, according to Grio<https://thegrio.com/2020/01/17/howard-university-political-professor-donates-artwork/>. Her gift of 152 African American art pieces included sculptures, photographs, prints and original pieces from eras such as the Harlem Renaissance. Walters taught at Howard for 25 years and also chaired the political science department for almost 10 years. He also played a significant role during the Civil Rights era. Ronald Walter's sit-in protest led to the desegregation of drugstores across Wichita, Kansas in 1958. Additionally, he served as a strategist for Rev. Jesse L. Jackson's 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns. "This gift comes at the perfect moment to expand our students' involvement in the political conversations of our time," said Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, Howard's president, in a statement. SANDRA M. PHOENIX HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at HBCUs - Become an ally and partner with us to protect, preserve and share a more authentic record of American history. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/humanities-2019.html for more information. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/ and click on the Donate Now button to invest in this project. Your support is appreciated. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/