The YWCA McLean County, a long-time campus partner, is offering a variety of free racial justice resources, both in honor of Black History Month and beyond.
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Jennifer Lisa Vest to explore ‘post-racial present’ at Women’s and Gender Studies Symposium
Performing artist Jennifer Lisa Vest will address the 20th annual Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) Symposium on April 17 with “Black Lives Matter: [Trans]Gendered Violence, Disability, and Women in a ‘Post-racial,’ ‘Post-Sexist’ Present.”
Authors of Picking Cotton to headline Science and Technology Week
Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton, co-authors of the New York Times best-selling book Picking Cotton, will be the keynote speakers for Illinois State University’s Science and Technology Week, April 6 to 10. Science and Technology Week events are sponsored by the College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST).
Dear White People actress Tessa Thompson to speak April 21
Actress Tessa Thompson, star of the new, critically acclaimed movie Dear White People, will lead a talk about race, diversity and inclusion in the arts at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, in Braden Auditorium. A showing of the film will be Monday, April 20.
2015 Spring Speaker Series announced
The Speaker Series of Illinois State University will dedicate spring 2015 to talks that explore the politics behind the Hurricane Katrina disaster, lessons to take from World War I, the issues of being transgender, growing up in political exile and building a sustainable business culture.