ReggieCon will welcome guest panelists Dr. Shelly Clevenger, Dr. Elisabetta Di Minico, and Dr. Leandra Parris to the panel “Jessica Jones” from 7-8:30 p.m., March 24 via Zoom.
ReggieCon panel: Jessica Jones, March 24
Topic: Diversity
Racial discrimination against Asians and Asian Americans and mental health
AsiaConnect Anti-racism Working Group will host Dr. Charissa Cheah and Dr. David Chih on March 29 for Racial Discrimination against Asians and Asian Americans and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Jemele Hill calls for persistence, resistance at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Dinner
Jemele Hill didn’t come to Illinois State University February 25 to focus on her career as an Emmy Award-winning journalist, her founding of Lodge Freeway Media, her writing for The Atlantic, her podcasting, or how she was once the only Black female sports columnist at a daily newspaper in North America.
ISU alum Chassidy Mickale joins the cast of Love Is Blind
The hit Netflix reality dating show Love is Blind features Redbird alum Chassidy Mickale ’09. Mickale is appearing in season two of the hit series, which began airing on February 11.
Black History Month speaker: The Uses and Abuses of Jim Crow, February 28
Dr. Zine Magubane will deliver the lecture “The Uses and Abuses of Jim Crow: Contemporary Race Theory and the Problem of History” via Zoom.
Guest speaker alumna Keiana Barrett: ‘We want to see a diverse tapestry of faces around the table’
Real leaders lead by setting an example in the way they live their lives. They walk the walk. Keiana Barrett ’95, who will speak on campus February 23 as part of Business Week, has witnessed that kind of leadership up close in a career that has spanned local and national politics, and now the corporate world.
The Onyx Connect expands efforts to link students of color with positive stories and resources
Over the past four years, The Onyx Connect has flourished into a prominent registered student organization (RSO), growing from a staff of two to more than 20 reporters, photographers, graphic designers, and marketers.
Multicultural leadership information virtual session, March 2
The Multicultural Leadership Program is an intensive nine-month leadership development course. The University will sponsor a limited number of employees for MCLP.
Diversifying Economics: Moving Beyond the “D” in DEIB panel viewing with UWE
UWE will host a watch party of the panel “Diversifying Economics: Moving Beyond the ‘D’ in DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging).
Leadership for Liberation pop-up library returns
Leadership for Liberation pop-up library series returns for the spring 2021 semester.
