African American Studies Speaker Series
Contain, Crush & Incorporate: A Historical View of Policing the African American Community
Dr. Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua teaches in the departments of African American Studies and History at the University of Illinois. He does research on black community formation, racial violence and African American social movements.
He is the author of America’s First Black Town: Brooklyn, Illinois, 1830-1915, and co-editor of Race Struggles, Cha-Jua writes RealTalk: A Black Perspective, a bi-weekly column for the News-Gazette. He trains police recruits in multicultural competence at the University of Illinois Police Training Institute.
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Meyer Lib 101 2:00-4:00 p.m.
This event is free and open to the public
For additional information, contact Dr. Jamaine Abidogun at jamaineabidogun@missouristate.edu or 417-836-5916
Sponsors for this event:
African American Studies Committee
College of Humanities and Public Affairs
College of Arts and Letters
Anthropology & Sociology Department
Political Science Department
History Department
Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning
Division for Diversity and Inclusion
Those with disabilities who may not be able to fully participate due to the design of the program may request an accommodation by contacting in advance: Ashley Raines, Division for Diversity and Inclusion at (417) 836-3736 or Jamaine Abidogun, Diversity Fellow at (417) 836-5916.
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