Inclusive Democracy: A Conversation with Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole

Kettering president and CEO Sharon L. Davies sat down with Johnnetta B. Cole to document and celebrate Cole’s extensive and multifaceted journey over more than eight decades. Cole is a Kettering Foundation senior fellow and a noted anthropologist, educator, author, speaker, and consultant on diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion in workplaces. Cole is the former president of both Spelman College and Bennett College and the former director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art.

In this first in a series of videos we will share throughout 2024 featuring Cole, she shares her insights about inclusive democracy and asks, “what does the Kettering Foundation’s language of inclusive democracy really mean?”