Benjamin Mays found a voice for civil rights
UChicago alumnus, mentor to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., was movement’s intellectual conscience
Jason Kelly
Digital engagement reshapes politics
Cathy Cohen’s research on black youth finds an easing of the “digital divide.”
William Harms
UChicago’s Tuskegee Airmen led in war and peace
Pioneers such as John Rogers Sr., JD’48, found stateside success after leading World War II squadron.
Cornel West and Matthew Briones talk election year in interracial America
Princeton University Press
Invisible Man world premiere brings classic to life
Scholarly connections aid adaptation of former UChicago professor Ralph Ellison’s landmark novel.
Kerry Reid
When King made history at UChicago
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave three “glorious” speeches on campus between 1956 and 1966. His legacy inspires the Jan. 12 MLK Celebration.
Susie Allen
Michael Drapa