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Black Studies Under Fire
Posted by Andy1917
Content: Join the Social Justice Initiative on Friday, October 23 in welcoming Jafari Allen (Columbia), Charlene Carruthers (UC Riverside), Roderick Ferguson (Yale), Jaden Janak (St. Olaf College), Barbara Ransby (UIC), Ashanté Reese (UT Austin), and Ula Taylor (Berkeley) for an urgent discussion and strategy session on the attacks on Black and Africana Studies. Register today at go.uic.edu/SJIxASA-2026 📅 Friday, October 23, 2026 This session is part of the Social Justice Institute held in conjunction with the American Studies Association Conference, and stems from a national forum organized by Jafari Allen in the spring in response to the wave of cuts targeting Black studies. Both ASA conference-goers and the general public are welcome. Following the panel, there will be breakout sessions and a light lunch will be provided. We hope to see you there!
⏰ 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
📍UIC Student Center East | Tower Room 301 | 750 S. Halsted St.
✨ A light lunch will be served
Date/Time: Oct. 23, 2026, 10:30 a.m. - Oct. 23, 2026, 1 p.m.
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