Dear Colleagues,

I am writing to invite you to attend a lecture by Dr. Barbara Ransby on 
Monday, October 24, 2005, in 212 MacMillan Hall. Barbara is an associate 
professor in the Departments of African American Studies and History at the 
University of Illinois at Chicago. A political activist and scholar, 
Barbara has won several awards for her scholarship and biography, Ella 
Baker and the Black Freedom Movement.  She also writes for the Progressive 
Media Project, and her editorials appear in many national newspapers.  In 
1998, Barbara Ransby helped to form the Black Radical Congress, an effort 
to bring together progressive black writers, artists, scholars, and activists.

Barbara will arrive on Sunday, October 23rd, and I will arrange a dinner 
with her, around 8pm.  If you would like to have dinner with her, please 
let me know.  She has also agreed to attend classes before her talk, so let 
me know if you would like to arrange such with her or if you would like to 
have her meet with you and selected students.  Lunch is another possibility 
to meet with her.  Copies of her book will be available for purchase at 
MacMillan Hall, and she has agreed to sign copies after her talk.

Please announce Ransby's lecture to your students.  Many of our students 
know about the role that black men played in the civil rights movement, but 
not about black women.  Barbara is an absolutely gifted scholar and 
activist; I am sure you and your students will enjoy her talk.  Please see 
the attachment below for the poster announcing her presentation.

Sincerely,
Cheryl

Cheryl Johnson
Director, Women's Studies
Associate Professor of English
126 MacMillan Hall
Office: 513 529-4616
Fax:    513 529-1890
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Cheryl Johnson
Director, Women's Studies
Associate Professor of English
126 MacMillan Hall
Office: 513 529-4616
Fax:    513 529-1890
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