Speaking the Truth, Understanding Our History Wed., February 09, 2022 | 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Virtual Event 1307 E. 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637 United States Much of the history of civil rights has been simplified or lost, often for political purposes. In a recent article in the New Yorker, Jelani Cobb writes that “historical continuities” that “stand to be lost in the mainstream American understanding,” and the danger of forgetting or distorting the past. Join Cobb, a New Yorker columnist and Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism at Columbia University, for a discussion of movement of the past – and how it informs the struggles for voting rights and other racial justice issues today. REGISTER NOW Recent News Student Profile: Sarah Hillegass, MPP Class of 2023 Thu., May 26, 2022 Student Profile: Kashif Ahmed, MPP Class of 2022, Pearson Fellow Tue., May 24, 2022 More news