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Join Professor Simon Balto, Assistant Professor of African-American History at the University of Iowa for a discussion of his most recent book, Occupied Territory: Policing Black Chicago from Red Summer to Black Power. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

The Stigler Center hosts a conversation with New York Times editorial board member Binyamin Appelbaum and Booth professor Erik Hurst on Appelbaum’s new book, The Economists' Hour: False Prophets, Free Markets, and the Fracture of Society, and the role of economists in the world. The conversation will be moderated by author and Vanity Fair journalist Bethany McLean. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

Roosevelt University welcomes Audra Wilson as their keynote speaker in their 2nd Annual Commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

This summit's goal is to educate people on the process of running effectively for Chicago Local School Council elections in April of 2020. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

This program assesses the historical context of shifts taking place over the past 100 years, provides a more detailed analysis of population change across Chicago neighborhoods from 1990 to 2016, and examines where Chicagoans who are leaving the city are going. This program was hosted by the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy and recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

A candidate forum with the Democratic candidates for the Illinois 1st Congressional District. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

Hosted by Jane Addams Hull-House Museum, an exploration of the overlooked stories of black women in Illinois who advocated for voting rights and stood up to the racism within the suffrage movement – past and present - what is remembered, what is forgotten and how little has been told. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

Celebrate with the Chinese Fine Arts Society at the Citywide Chinese New Year Kickoff for 2020. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

A debate on the future of the Democratic Party, featuring IOP Pritzker Fellow Abdul El-Sayed and former Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND). This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).

Jill Wine-Banks, former Watergate Prosecutor and MSNBC legal analyst, shares her thoughts on the current impeachment trial, the cover-up and what it could mean for the future of our democracy. This program was recorded by Chicago Access Network Television (CAN TV).