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Associate Professor Cedric Johnson Appears on The Chauncey DeVega Show Podcast
The second segment in the podcast features Professor Johnson's discussion of Kathyrn Bigelow's film Detroit, and Jordan Peele's film Get Out.
Professor Barbra Ransby featured on KCSB Radio Segment
Professor Ransby is interviewed about Herb Boy's book "Black Detroit"
The Jacobin Publishes Article by Professor Cedric Johnson
Johnson recently published an article on the Hurricane Harvey disaster, co-authored with Thomas Jessen Adams of the University of Sydney.
Professor Roderick Ferguson to Present Book in Talk Oranized by the UIC Sociology Department.
On September 13th at noon Professor Roderick Ferguson will present some of the key ideas from his newly published book "We Demand: The University and Student Protest," which was just released from the University of California Press few weeks ago.
Associate Professor Cedric Johnson Publishes Article in the Journal Catalyst
Johnson's essay "The Panthers Can't Save Us Now" is published in the inaugural issue of the journal Catalyst.
Professor Barbara Ransby Featured in In These Times Magazine
Ransby writes about President Trump’s pardon of former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio and how the action sends a dangerous signal in this perilous time in U.S. history.
Associate Professor Johari Jabir Discusses Latest Book with New Books Network
Jabir joined the New Books Network to discuss his latest book “Conjuring Freedom: Music and Masculinity in the Civil War’s ‘Gospel Army.’"
Former Grace Holt Speaker Nicole Franklin Featured in The Chicago Defender
The UIC alumna and filmaker previews her new narrative feature film, “Title VII”.
Diverse Issues Magazines Highlights Professor Roderick Ferguson
Ferguson earned a bachelor’s from Howard University and master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of California, San Diego.
Associate Professor Amanda Lewis Interviewed for NPR Piece on Racial Segregation
Lewis, who is associate professor of African American studies and sociology, addresses the importance of the report’s findings, but also why it is an example of why society is so segregated