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SUMMARY:The Life, Education, and Legacy of Karen Lewis
DESCRIPTION:    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.    RSVP: go.uic.edu/KarenLewisBookTalk     | Event post: https://sji.uic.edu/events?page_id=2012
LOCATION:Cardinal Room 329, UIC Student Center East 750 S. Halsted St.  Chicago IL 60607
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