The Life, Education, and Legacy of Karen Lewis
September 10, 2025
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Location
Cardinal Room 329, UIC Student Center East
Address
750 S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60607
Cost
FREE
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The Life, Education, and Legacy of Karen Lewis: Elizabeth Todd-Breland in conversation with Barbara Ransby
Join the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy (IRRPP) and the Social Justice Initiative (SJI) for the UIC book launch of I Didn't Come Here to Lie: My Life and Education by Karen Lewis and Elizabeth Todd-Breland.
In this book, Dr. Todd-Breland writes about the legacy and transformative impact that Chicago Teachers Union President Emerita Karen Lewis had on education, the labor movement, and Chicago.
Date: September 10, 2025
Time: 4:00 - 5:30 pm (CT)
Location: Cardinal Room, Student Center East, 750 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL
Panelists:
Elizabeth Todd-Breland, Associate Professor of History and Affiliate Faculty in Black Studies at the University of Illinois Chicago.
Barbara Ransby, the John D. MacArthur Chair and Distinguished Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago in the Departments of Black Studies, Gender and Women’s Studies, and History, and Director of the Social Justice Initiative.
Date posted
May 28, 2025
Date updated
May 28, 2025