Action NOW: Social Movements in the Floyd and COVID Era Wed., February 02, 2022 | 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Virtual Event 1307 E. 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637 United States Following the global reckoning with race that took place following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, deep-seated inequities came to the forefront of public consciousness and changed the nature of the movement for social and racial justice in the United States and beyond. Join Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University and an accomplished author and commentator, for an examination of the movement as it stands today and its historical parallels. Moderated by Alaina Beverly, the Assistant Vice President for Urban Affairs at UChicago Civic Engagement Office. REGISTER NOW Recent News More news Provost Katherine Baicker Appointed Emmett Dedmon Distinguished Service Professor Thu., July 03, 2025 Alumni Profile: Daisuke Kageyama, MPP'23 Thu., June 26, 2025 Inside the Machinery of Misinformation: Konstantin Sonin Explores How Authoritarian Regimes Manipulate Minds Wed., June 25, 2025