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28 Days of Black Excellence, Khadijah El-Amin

February 20, 2022

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UIC alumna Khadijah El-Amin discusses lessons learned as a UIC chemical engineering student and her path from Chicago’s south side to corporate research scientist.

28 Days of Black Excellence, Ertharin Cousin

February 16, 2022

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UIC alumna, Lawndale native a world leader in fighting hunger. Transcript

28 Days of Black Excellence, Robert Winn

February 15, 2022

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Dr. Robert Winn served as director of the University of Illinois Cancer Center and associate vice chancellor of health affairs for community-based practice. Transcript

28 Days of Black Excellence, Aginah Muhammad

February 14, 2022

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Host Aisha El-Amin speaks with UIC staff and alumna Aginah M. Muhammad in “28 Days of Black Excellence.” Transcript

28 Days of Black Excellence, Roddric Sims

February 13, 2022

28 Days of Black Excellence: Roddric Sims
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CHANCE career coach, author, and entrepreneur, Roddric W. Sims put his 1995 UIC degree to good use. Transcript

28 Days of Black Excellence: Daphne Smith Marsh

February 12, 2022

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“Sometimes you have to create a pathway,” says Daphne Smith Marsh. Transcript

28 Days of Black Excellence, Kenan Jeffrey Artis

February 11, 2022

28 Days of Black Excellence: Keenan Artis
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Born in the Philippines, 2018 UIC Business grad Keenan Artis describes how he overcame feeling unwelcome in his own country because of how he looks and who he loves. Transcript

28 Days of Black Excellence, Shelley Davis

February 10, 2022

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Shelley Davis, president and CEO of the Coleman Foundation, has dedicated her career to the nonprofit sector since she was an urban planning and policy graduate student at UIC. Transcript

28 Days of Black Excellence, Alfred Tatum

February 9, 2022

28 Days of Black Excellence: Alfred Tatum
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A leading expert on Black boys’ literacy development, Tatum was the dean of the UIC College of Education and directed the UIC Reading Clinic. He is provost of Metropolitan State University of Denver and professor in its College of Education. Transcript

28 Days of Black Excellence, Gerald Hankerson

February 8, 2022

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UIC alumnus Gerald Hankerson reminisces with host Aisha El-Amin about his successes and challenges as a student in “28 Days of Black Excellence.” Transcript

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