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The St. Clair Drake Center for African and African American Studies

Renee Ferguson, award-winning investigative reporter at NBC-Channel 5 News, discussed changes in the field of journalism and how the 2008 election will affect African Americans during a lecture on November 29, 2007 in the Auditorium Building. Ferguson was the first speaker in a year-long series sponsored by Roosevelt University's St. Clair Drake Center for African and African American Studies. [press release]

Professor Okafor Named Drake Fellow

Professor Joel Okafor has been named the first St. Clair Drake Fellow. He has been affiliated with the Center for eleven years. Okafor is involved in working with students, examining the curriculum of the African and African-American Studies Program, developing seminars, and continuing his research with a focus on Nigerian political conflicts.