Black History Month speaker: Is Race Identity?, February 28

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Dr. Barbara Fields, professor of history at Columbia University in New York, will deliver the lecture “Is Race Identity?” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, February 28, 2024, in Prairie Room III, Bone Student Center, as part of events for Black History Month at Illinois State University.

Chicago Teachers Union leader to speak

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Karen Lewis has never shied from controversy. Now in her second term as the president of the Chicago Teachers Union, she is outspoken about the changes in the Chicago Public School system and a staunch defender of how communities can come together to change the face of public education.

CNN anchor to headline Cultural Dinner

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University Housing will celebrate Black History Month with a cultural dinner featuring award-winning CNN anchor Don Lemon at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, in the Brown Ballroom at the Bone Student Center. At the dinner, Lemon will encourage others to live their lives without fear and overcome obstacles by not allowing anyone to put them