The Great Migration “reminds us of the fact that the main thing that Black folks in this country have been trying to do for their entire existence in the U.S. is striving for access to all the opportunities other folks have.”
On February 24, 2021, IRRPP presented findings from our report on the racial wealth gap centering the life experiences of middle class Black, Latinx, and White families to demonstrate that there is much…
On March 8 at 4:00pm, join us for an event in celebration of International Women’s Day that honors the often invisible mothering and caretaking labor that has been essential to Chicago-based movements for…
"Long before the coronavirus outbreak shuttered businesses and locked down much of the US economy, and before the vulnerabilities within the economic system were laid bare by the pandemic, countless Chicagoans were living on the edge."
On February 24th at 6:00pm, join us for a presentation and panel discussion of a new IRRPP report Chicago’s Racial Wealth Gap: Legacies of the Past, Challenges in the Present, Uncertain Futures documenting…
On November 18, 2020, the Race & Empire Working group and IRRPP held a conversation with Jenna Loyd (UW-Madison), A. Naomi Paik (UIUC), Alison Mountz (Wilfred Laurier University), and moderators Patrisia Macías-Rojas (UIC)…
Nadine Naber & Atef Said|Posted on November 10, 2020
"What has happened in Egypt since the revolution of 2011 is useful for thinking about the scenario the left is currently facing here in the U.S." Read more from a new article by Nadine Naber and Atef Said published in Truthout.
On October 26, 2020, UIC’s Latin American and Latino Studies, IRRPP, and other co-sponsors held a conversation between Geraldo L. Cadava (Associate Professor of History at Northwestern) and María de los Angeles Torres…
On November 18, 2020 at 2:00pm, join the Race & Empire Working group and IRRPP for a conversation about the transnational and racial roots of our immigration system. The specter of further border…
The 2020-2021 Bowman Lecture speaker was Dr. Vijay Prashad who addressed the possibilities of social and economic transformation and how researchers can work in consultation with social movements during these times of global…
