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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

28 Days of Black Excellence: Daphne Smith Marsh
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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

28 Days of Black Excellence: Shelley Davis
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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, Michelle Morrow

February 5, 2022

28 Days of Black Excellence: Michelle Morrow
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“Something that I would say to Black alumni: Maintain that connection with the institution,” says Michelle Morrow, a UIC alumna and former staff member. Transcript

28 Days of Black Excellence, 30 Horace Smith

February 4, 2022

28 Days of Black Excellence: Horace Smith
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College of Medicine grad says ‘You’ve got to have mentorship. No one makes it on their own.’ Transcript

28 Days of Black Excellence, LaDora Robinson-Locke

February 3, 2022

28 Days of Black Excellence: LaDora Robinson-Locke
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LaDora Robinson-Locke, director of human resources at Lincoln Park Zoo, has been influential in creating paid internships for students of color and exposing students to careers with cultural institutions. Transcript

28 Days of Black Excellence, Charles Pickett

February 2, 2022

28 Days of Black Excellence: Charles Pickett
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College of Business Administration alum and MBA student: “You’re not just in school to be in school for the sake of it. It’s an investment.” Transcript

28 Days of Black Excellence, Tamara Edmonds Askew

February 1, 2022

28 Days of Black Excellence: Tamara Edmonds Askew
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UIC alumna Tamara Edmonds Askew talks about her career path and how she continues to give back to UIC students and the community. Transcript

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