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AnneMarie Mingo is Associate Professor of Ethics, Culture, and Moral Leadership at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and the Director of the seminary’s Metro-Urban Institute.
Dr. Mingo’s research interests include 20th and 21st century Black freedom struggles with a specific focus on the U.S. Civil Rights Movement and South African Apartheid Movement, as well as the global movement for Black lives, socio-religious activism of Black women, and theological and ethical influences in social movements.
Her first book, Have You Got Good Religion?: Black Women’s Faith, Courage, and Moral Leadership in the Civil Rights Movement, was published by the University of Illinois Press in 2024. She also writes on Black Church activism, peace and reconciliation, and the influence of Black music and media on social activism.
Presented annually, the Divinity School’s Parks-King Lectureship commemorates two civil rights activists, Mrs. Rosa Parks and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It was established in 1983 through the efforts of the Yale Black Seminarians. The lecture brings the contributions of African American scholars, social theorists, pastors, and social activists to YDS and to the larger New Haven community.
February 3, 2026
Yale Divinity School
AnneMarie Mingo is Associate Professor of Ethics, Culture, and Moral Leadership at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and the Director of the seminary’s Metro-Urban Institute.
Dr. Mingo’s research interests include 20th and 21st century Black freedom struggles with a specific focus on the U.S. Civil Rights Movement and South African Apartheid Movement, as well as the global movement for Black lives, socio-religious activism of Black women, and theological and ethical influences in social movements.
Her first book, Have You Got Good Religion?: Black Women’s Faith, Courage, and Moral Leadership in the Civil Rights Movement, was published by the University of Illinois Press in 2024. She also writes on Black Church activism, peace and reconciliation, and the influence of Black music and media on social activism.
Presented annually, the Divinity School’s Parks-King Lectureship commemorates two civil rights activists, Mrs. Rosa Parks and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It was established in 1983 through the efforts of the Yale Black Seminarians. The lecture brings the contributions of African American scholars, social theorists, pastors, and social activists to YDS and to the larger New Haven community.
February 3, 2026
Yale Divinity School
