2025 BSK Graduation Weekend
Homecoming and Graduate Celebration
Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17, 2025
Location: St. Stephen Baptist Church, 1018 South 15th Street, Louisville, KY
Spend time in person with your fellow students and professors. BSK has funding to help students attend our expanded graduation events. Please make a priority of joining us!
BSK Graduation Weekend Events
Friday, May 16
Gathering of Graduates and the BSK Community (students, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends)
2:00 PM – Reception and Panel Discussion of Dr. Lewis Brogdon’s Forthcoming Book–The Gospel Beyond the Grave: Toward a Black Theology of Hope
5:30 PM – Banquet for Graduates and BSK Community (students eat free)
Saturday, May 17
Celebrating our Graduates and Cosby Scholars
9:30 AM – Cosby Scholars’ Breakfast (for Cosby Scholars only)
1:00 PM – Commencement Ceremony and Reception Afterward
Plan to Participate!
Travel assistance available for students
Connect with faculty, staff and students in person
You are invited to the BSK Twenty-First Annual Commencement Banquet and Ceremony on Friday and Saturday, May 16, and May 17, respectively. Join us at St. Stephen Baptist Church, 1018 South 15th Street, Louisville, Kentucky, to fellowship with our academic community and celebrate our graduates’ achievements.
The Siloam Project will underwrite a one-night hotel stay in Louisville for a limited number of students traveling from outside the Louisville area.
RSVP no later than Thursday, May 1, to reserve your room on a first-come, first-served basis. Breakfast is included at the hotel, and your Friday night Commencement Banquet is also included.
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Dr. Jemar Tisby to Bring Commencement Address
Dr. Jemar Tisby is professor of history at Simmons College of Kentucky. He is an historian, author, speaker, and public theologian whose work focuses on race, religion, and social justice. With a deep commitment to addressing the historical and contemporary intersections of racial inequality and faith, Dr. Tisby has become a leading voice in conversations about racial reconciliation and systemic justice.
He is the author of the New York Times bestselling book *The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism*. This groundbreaking work explores the historical complicity of American churches in perpetuating racial injustice, offering a call to action for Christians to confront their past and work toward a more equitable future.
Dr. Tisby’s second book, *How to Fight Racism: Courageous Christianity and the Journey Toward Racial Justice*, provides a practical framework for engaging in anti-racist work. A companion workbook, *How to Fight Racism: Young Reader’s Edition*, extends these principles to younger audiences, fostering a new generation of advocates for equity and justice.
Dr. Tisby holds a PhD in History from the University of Mississippi, where his scholarship focused on race, religion, and social movements in the 20th-century United States. He is also a co-founder of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, an organization dedicated to empowering Black Christians to engage in social justice through a faith-based lens.
Dr. Tisby frequently appears on national media platforms and podcasts to discuss issues of racial justice and Christianity. His work continues to challenge individuals and institutions to reckon with the past, confront systemic inequities, and pursue a more just and loving future. Through his books, lectures, and leadership, Dr. Jemar Tisby inspires transformative action at the intersection of faith and justice.