Social justice scholar Rhonda Y. Williams to give two talks April 6
Rhonda Y. Williams, professor of history and director of the Social Justice Institute at Case Western Reserve University, will deliver the annual Howard B. Schonberger Peace and Social Justice Lecture on April 6.
Williams’ lecture, “Concrete Demands: Black Power Histories and Legacies in the 21st Century,” will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Minsky Recital Hall. The free public event will be followed by a reception and book signing.
Earlier in the day as part of the Socialist and Marxist Studies Series, Williams will speak on “Democracy for Whom? The Imperative of Social Justice Education.” Her lecture will begin at 12:30 p.m. in the Bangor Room, Memorial Union.
Williams is the author of “The Politics of Public Housing: Black Women’s Struggles Against Urban Inequality” and “Concrete Demands: The Search for Black Power in the 20th Century.” Her research interests include the manifestations of race and gender inequality on urban space and policy, social movements and illicit narcotics economies in the post-1940s United States. A native of Baltimore, Williams co-edits the “Justice, Power and Politics” book series at the University of North Carolina Press. She also co-edited the book, “Teaching the American Civil Rights Movement.”