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.
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Leadership for Liberation pop-up library returns
Leadership for Liberation pop-up library series returns for the spring 2021 semester.
Black History Month speaker tackles Katrina
In honor of Black History Month, Cedric Johnson will address the chaos that followed Hurricane Katrina with a talk on February 17.
Photos: CNN’s Don Lemon at Illinois State dinner
Award-winning CNN anchor Don Lemon delivered the keynote speech at the Black History Month Cultural Dinner in Bone Student Center’s Brown Ballroom on Tuesday.
Chicago Teachers Union leader to speak
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
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
Olympian Sanya Richards-Ross gives student-athletes pep talk
Olympic runner Sanya Richards-Ross visited Illinois State University to speak to more than 500 people at a Cultural Dinner celebrating Black History Month.
Olympic gold medalist to headline Black History Month dinner, February 18
University Housing Services is hosting six-time Olympic track and field gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross on February 18.