News and Events

Courtney Joseph interviewed on Juneteenth origin

Professor in front of banister Courtney Joseph
June 18, 2020
Linda Blaser

The 21st, the news talk show serving the state of Illinois, turned to Assistant Professor of History and African American Studies Courtney Joseph for her insight on “Bringing Juneteenth to the Mainstream,” which aired on five NPR member stations in central and northern Illinois on June 18.

Listen to the interview with Joseph and Chip Moody, manager of new media and community partnerships at DuSable Museum in Chicago, here

Joseph also was interviewed with Brenda Stevenson, Nickoll Family Endowed Chair in the Department of History and a Professor of African American Studies at UCLA, by the Marlborough School, a private college preparatory school in Los Angeles. View that video here