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.
Speaking Truth to Power
To close out the conference, a group of Roosevelt University students reflected on their work as activists and organizers against racial injustice.
American Dream Reconsidered Conference 2018
The third annual American Dream Reconsidered Conference was held Sept. 10–14, 2018, headlined by keynote addresses from Eric Holder, the 82nd Attorney General of the United States, and hip-hop artist and actor, Common.
The American Dream Reconsidered Conference 2018: Activism in an Age of Polarization: A Conversation with Common
How do we make the world a better place? It’s an age-old conundrum that may never find a solution. But for Common, the award-winning actor, rapper, producer and activist, that journey starts — and always has started — with love.
The American Dream Reconsidered Conference 2018: Public Service and Civil Rights: A Conversation with Eric Holder
The Honorable Eric H Holder and Judge Anne Claire Williams conversed about the roles of Americans everywhere—and the importance of voting in that process.
The American Dream Reconsidered Conference 2018: The Historical Oddity of American Health Care
Shaped by a tapestry of historical, institutional, ideological, and political factors, the U.S. heath care system is unlike the rest of the industrialized world. But how did it get this complicated? Expert panelists discussed the tangled web of influences that created today’s complicated system.