{"id":26694,"date":"2026-04-08T08:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T12:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=26694"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:46:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T13:46:58","slug":"activist-to-visit-kalamazoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/activist-to-visit-kalamazoo\/","title":{"rendered":"Nationally Recognized Activist to Visit Kalamazoo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Portrait<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Activist, author, and attorney Sandra Barnhill, JD<\/a> will return to Kalamazoo College this month for a series of events, including two open to the public, focused on the balance between advocating for social change and preserving one’s sense of purpose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barnhill will discuss her book, Tough Mind, Tender Heart: Reflections on a Black Woman’s Activist Journey<\/em>, from 2\u20134 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at the Black Arts and Cultural Center, 359 S. Kalamazoo Mall, Suite 102. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She will also deliver a keynote address at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, April 23, in Room 103 of Dewing Hall, 1219 Academy St. Both events, which will feature cultural curator LJ Hollingsworth, and will explore what it means to find one’s voice in a complex world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advance registration is encouraged for the April 18 event to help plan for attendance. Guests may register online<\/a> and walk-ins are welcome.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barnhill is the founder and former CEO of Foreverfamily<\/a>, formerly Aid to Children of Imprisoned Mothers, a national nonprofit based in Atlanta that works with children and families impacted by parental incarceration, providing mentoring, leadership development, and advocacy to support long-term stability and opportunity. In 2018, she founded Sandra Barnhill and Associates, a consulting firm focused on advancing social justice and strengthening nonprofit organizations. She was named a Leadership for a Changing World awardee in 2004. Today, she continues that work alongside aspiring and seasoned activists, offering guidance to those navigating the demands of sustained social change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barnhill has long-standing ties to Kalamazoo College. As a founding visiting fellow at the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership in 2011, she conducted research on intergenerational mentoring and social justice leadership in activist communities. She also co-facilitated a course titled Social Justice Leadership Fundamentals, sparking the creation of the College’s first Diva Brunch, an empowerment-focused gathering for women of color students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her book chronicles a four-decade career in activism, offering candid reflections on the challenges and rewards of working for social change. It encourages readers to engage in activism at any level and underscores the importance of diverse voices in the pursuit of justice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional\u00a0events for students,\u00a0faculty\u00a0and staff will be announced through campus communications.\u00a0The Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership<\/a>, the Mary Jane Underwood Stryker Center for Civic Engagement<\/a> and the Intercultural Center<\/a> have all collaborated on planning Barnhill’s to campus.\u00a0For more information, contact Canders at\u00a0Coco.Canders@kzoo.edu<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Activist, author, and attorney Sandra Barnhill, JD will return to Kalamazoo College this month for a series of events, including two open to the public.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":147,"featured_media":26696,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234,3],"tags":[194,20],"post_formats":[],"class_list":["post-26694","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","category-news","tag-arcus-center","tag-social-justice"],"yoast_head":"\r\nNationally Recognized Activist to Visit Kalamazoo - News and Events<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Activist, author and attorney Sandra Barnhill will return to Kalamazoo this month for a series of events, including two open to the public.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/activist-to-visit-kalamazoo\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Nationally Recognized Activist to Visit Kalamazoo - News and Events\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Activist, author and attorney Sandra Barnhill will return to Kalamazoo this month for a series of events, including two open to the public.\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/activist-to-visit-kalamazoo\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"News and Events\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KalamazooCollege\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-08T12:55:09+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-08T13:46:58+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2492\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1240\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Andy Brown\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@kcollege\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@kcollege\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Andy Brown\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/activist-to-visit-kalamazoo\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/activist-to-visit-kalamazoo\/\",\"name\":\"Nationally Recognized Activist to Visit Kalamazoo - News and Events\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/activist-to-visit-kalamazoo\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/activist-to-visit-kalamazoo\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-08T12:55:09+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-08T13:46:58+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8b54e37c984840c05e9ec797b6616166\"},\"description\":\"Activist, author and attorney Sandra Barnhill will return to Kalamazoo this month for a series of events, including two open to the public.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/activist-to-visit-kalamazoo\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/activist-to-visit-kalamazoo\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/activist-to-visit-kalamazoo\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8.jpg\",\"width\":2492,\"height\":1240,\"caption\":\"Portrait of Sandra Barnhill\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/activist-to-visit-kalamazoo\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Nationally Recognized Activist to Visit Kalamazoo\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/\",\"name\":\"News and Events\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8b54e37c984840c05e9ec797b6616166\",\"name\":\"Andy Brown\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a85189587f7af74a5efd2cb4233df125?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a85189587f7af74a5efd2cb4233df125?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Andy Brown\"},\"description\":\"As the Director of News and Social Media, Andy shares the stories that distinguish Kalamazoo College through social media, the Web and the news media. Contact him at abrown@kzoo.edu.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/contact-us\/\"]}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Nationally Recognized Activist to Visit Kalamazoo - News and Events","description":"Activist, author and attorney Sandra Barnhill will return to Kalamazoo this month for a series of events, including two open to the public.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/activist-to-visit-kalamazoo\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Nationally Recognized Activist to Visit Kalamazoo - News and Events","og_description":"Activist, author and attorney Sandra Barnhill will return to Kalamazoo this month for a series of events, including two open to the public.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/activist-to-visit-kalamazoo\/","og_site_name":"News and Events","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KalamazooCollege","article_published_time":"2026-04-08T12:55:09+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-04-08T13:46:58+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2492,"height":1240,"url":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Andy Brown","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@kcollege","twitter_site":"@kcollege","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Andy Brown","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/activist-to-visit-kalamazoo\/","url":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/activist-to-visit-kalamazoo\/","name":"Nationally Recognized Activist to Visit Kalamazoo - News and Events","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/activist-to-visit-kalamazoo\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/activist-to-visit-kalamazoo\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8.jpg","datePublished":"2026-04-08T12:55:09+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-08T13:46:58+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8b54e37c984840c05e9ec797b6616166"},"description":"Activist, author and attorney Sandra Barnhill will return to Kalamazoo this month for a series of events, including two open to the public.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/activist-to-visit-kalamazoo\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/activist-to-visit-kalamazoo\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/activist-to-visit-kalamazoo\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8.jpg","width":2492,"height":1240,"caption":"Portrait of Sandra Barnhill"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/activist-to-visit-kalamazoo\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Nationally Recognized Activist to Visit Kalamazoo"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/","name":"News and Events","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8b54e37c984840c05e9ec797b6616166","name":"Andy Brown","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a85189587f7af74a5efd2cb4233df125?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a85189587f7af74a5efd2cb4233df125?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Andy Brown"},"description":"As the Director of News and Social Media, Andy shares the stories that distinguish Kalamazoo College through social media, the Web and the news media. Contact him at abrown@kzoo.edu.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/contact-us\/"]}]}},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8-600x400.jpg","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8-600x600.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Andy Brown","author_link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/author\/abrown\/"},"guten_post_layout_featured_media_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8.jpg",2492,1240,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8-150x75.jpg",150,75,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8-300x149.jpg",300,149,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8.jpg",2492,1240,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8-600x299.jpg",600,299,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8-1536x764.jpg",1536,764,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8-2048x1019.jpg",2048,1019,true],"ab-block-post-grid-landscape":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8-600x400.jpg",600,400,true],"ab-block-post-grid-square":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8-600x600.jpg",600,600,true],"pl-blogpost-landscape":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8-600x400.jpg",600,400,true],"pl-blogpost-square":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8-600x600.jpg",600,600,true],"guten_post_layout_landscape_large":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8-1200x800.jpg",1200,800,true],"guten_post_layout_portrait_large":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8-1200x1240.jpg",1200,1240,true],"guten_post_layout_square_large":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8-1200x1200.jpg",1200,1200,true],"guten_post_layout_landscape":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8-600x400.jpg",600,400,true],"guten_post_layout_portrait":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8-600x900.jpg",600,900,true],"guten_post_layout_square":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8-600x600.jpg",600,600,true],"campus-posts-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8-300x300.jpg",300,300,true],"gform-image-choice-sm":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8.jpg",300,149,false],"gform-image-choice-md":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8.jpg",400,199,false],"gform-image-choice-lg":["https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2026\/04\/SandraBarnhill_colurwrk-8.jpg",600,299,false]},"category_info":"<a aria-label=\"archive of category Events\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/category\/events\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Events<\/a><a aria-label=\"archive of category News Stories\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News Stories<\/a>","tags_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/tag\/arcus-center\/\" rel=\"tag\">Arcus Center<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/tag\/social-justice\/\" rel=\"tag\">social justice<\/a>","social_share_info":"<a data-share=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/activist-to-visit-kalamazoo\/\" class=\"pl-facebook-share social-share-default pl-social-share\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook-f\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><a data-share=\"twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/activist-to-visit-kalamazoo\/\" class=\"pl-twiiter-share social-share-default pl-social-share\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><a data-share=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/activist-to-visit-kalamazoo\/\" class=\"pl-linkedin-share social-share-default pl-social-share\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"fab fa-linkedin-in\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a>","wordExcerpt_info":"<p>Activist, author, and attorney Sandra Barnhill, JD will return to Kalamazoo College this month for a series of events, including two open to the public.<\/p>\n","comment_info":"No Comments","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/147"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26694"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26694\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26708,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26694\/revisions\/26708"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26694"},{"taxonomy":"post_format","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_formats?post=26694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}