Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies

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Join us Saturday, April 25th doors open at 6 pm. See you there!

Spike Lee’s School Daze: Audience participation cosplay viewing fundraiser.

Discount Code: CCICS
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NEIU-Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies
Presents...CCICS Black Music Monday with Honey Noir
Monday, Nov. 17, 2025
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Vocal powerhouses Amyna Love, Nashon Holloway and Alysha Monique blend lush harmonies, raw storytelling and genre-bending grooves. From the sacred to the sensual, this trio invites you into a sonic garden where every note is rooted in freedom, femininity and connection. Get free tickets on Eventbrite. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/neiu-jacob-h-carruthers-center-presents-black-music-monday-tickets-1902238930849?aff=oddtdtcreator

NEIU- Jacob H. Carruthers Center Presents Black Music Monday Sweet Sounds of Honey NOIR featuring Amyna Love, Alysha Monique and Nashon Holloway

Community Conversations Book Talk: “The Public School System Got Me F’d Up,” April 11
The Jacob H. Carruthers Center for Inner City Studies (CCICS) is honored to host a Community Conversations Book Talk with Associate Professor of Educational Inquiry and Curriculum Studies and author Sunni Ali Howard, Ed.D., from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, April 11. The event will take place in the lower level conference room of CCICS, located at 700 E. Oakwood Blvd. in Chicago. Dr. Ali Howard will discuss his new book, “The Public School System Got Me F’d Up.”

Advanced sign up is suggested. This event is free and open to the public.

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“The Public School System Got Me F’d Up,” critiques the current state of public education in the United States, focusing on its impact on marginalized communities. The book delves explicitly into the challenges of African American and Latinx populations, shedding light on their unique struggles within the public school system. It challenges the traditional model, aiming to remove inequities that disable, rather than empower, students. The book highlights issues such as biased curriculum, racial disparities in school funding and the urgent need for culturally responsive teaching. It advocates for immediate and comprehensive reform in the public school system.