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Douglass Day 2024 Featured in UIC Today!
Thank you all for attending Douglass Day 2024! Our event was recently featured in UIC Today. Participants shared their thoughts on the importance of digitizing historical documents, and the article features several UIC…
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Professor Johnson Interviewed for Southside Weekly Article
Professor Cedric Johnson recently contributed to the Southside Weekly article “Camp Plans Collapse, but Challenges Remain.” The article discusses ongoing issues with migrant housing and resource allocation in the city. As part of…
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Professor Jewell Discusses New Book "White Man's Work" at The Seminary Co-Op Event
Professor and Department Head Dr. Joseph Jewell will be discussing his new book White Man’s Work: Race and Middle-Class Mobility into the Progressive Era at the Seminary Co-Op Bookstore in Hyde Park! The event will…
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Professor Ransby's Book Listed Among Top 5 Books on Women in the Civil Rights Movement
Congratulations to Dr. Barbara Ransby! Dr. Ransby’s 2003 biography of Ella Baker, Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (UNC Press), was listed as among the 5 best books on the women the…
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Dr. Jewell Interviews with 'The Majority Report' for New Book 'White Man's Work'
Professor and Department Head Dr. Joseph Jewell recently interviewed with internet talk show host Sam Seder to talk about Dr. Jewell’s new book White Man’s Work: Race and Middle-Class Mobility into the Progressive…
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New program brings high school students to UIC campus to earn college credit
A new dual-enrollment program allows Chicago Public Schools students to take college courses and receive college credit. The first of its kind at UIC, high schoolers can take Introduction to Black Studies or…
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Professor Barbara Ransby comments on the 2023 Chicago Mayoral Election
Democracy Now! featured Dr. Barbara Ransby – Black Studies Professor. Gender & Women’s Studies and Director of the Social Justice Initiative – while covering the 2023 Chicago Mayoral Election. You can watch Dr.…
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Professor David Stovall comments on the 2023 Chicago Mayoral Election
The Triibe interviewed Dr. David Stovall – Professor of Black Studies and Criminology, Law, and Justice – about the 2023 Chicago Mayoral Election. Read the full article at https://thetriibe.com/2023/03/what-anti-ctu-rhetoric-in-the-mayoral-runoff-election-reveals-about-chicago-2/.
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Professor Jaira Harrington comments on Telemundo’s series on Emmitt Till's life and death
Black Studies Assistant Professor Jaira Harrington is featured on Nuestra herencia negra – a Telemundo series that discusses the life and death of Emmett Till and the impact of his death to the…
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Professor David Stovall comments on dropping rate of violent crime in Illinois
An Axios Chicago story on the rate of violent crime offenses in Illinois dropping over the last three decades includes comments from David Stovall, UIC professor of Black Studies and Criminology, Law, and…