Background

Frederick W. Gooding, Jr. (PhD, Georgetown University) is an Associate History Professor and is the inaugural holder of the Dr. Ronald E. Moore Endowed Professor of the Humanities at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, TX. Featured in national outlets such as New York Times, USA Today, and Associated Press, Dr. Gooding is a professor of pop culture who engages audiences on subtle racial patterns “hidden in plain sight.”

Dr. Gooding has also provided social commentary on CNBC, CBS, and Fox News networks and has reached an international audience with messages of racial healing through the podcast, Reconcile This!

Dr. G, as he is affectionately known, also served as inaugural Chair of TCU’s Race & Reconciliation Initiative designed to study TCU’s relationship with slavery, racism and the Confederacy (https://www.tcu.edu/rri), and is the proud curator of the Green Book historical exhibit at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.

Dr. G believes that it is NEVER too late to embark upon the open Road to Reconciliation; everyone has their own path at their own pace.