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21st Century New Deal Political Leadership
Jackson, Mississippi mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba kicked off the conference with an inspiring panel on what communities can do to shape their own government.
Jackson, Mississippi mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba kicked off the conference with an inspiring panel on what communities can do to shape their own government.
To close out the conference, a group of Roosevelt University students reflected on their work as activists and organizers against racial injustice.
The point at which her late mother’s illness, a random encounter with a Streetwise vendor and her Roosevelt education met is where Carolyn Jones (BSBA ’00, MBA ’02) found her calling.
Roosevelt University was one of the first fully integrated colleges in the United States, one of the first with an integrated faculty and Board of Trustees, and one of the first to promote social justice and human rights as core missions.
Professor Rifat Gorener reflects on the first-generation and international students who call our community home.