Rev. Dr. Kadia Edwards

Rev. Dr. Kadia Edwards, a native of St. Catherine, Jamaica answered her call to ministry in 2002 while serving as a Chapel Assistant at Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel at Howard University in Washington, D.C. She is a graduate of Duke University where she received her Master of Divinity. Prior to her enrollment at Duke, in May of 2005, Kadia graduated from Howard University with a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast Journalism. In May 2021, Kadia graduated with a Doctor of Ministry degree from Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. Her DMin concentration in Theology, Ethics, and Narratives informs her multivalent methodological approach to racial healing.

Dr. Edwards is licensed and ordained to public ministry in the American Baptist Churches denomination. She is a cultural competency practitioner which allows her to travel the country facilitating trainings and workshops regarding storytelling for social justice.

Favorite Quote- “Come celebrate with me that every day something has tried to kill me and has failed.” ~Lucille Clifton

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