This event is in the past.It took place on May 12, 2026 at John A. Paulson Center.

Engineered Conflict: Structural Violence and the Future of Black Life in Chicago 1
Educational Talk
Engineered Conflict: Structural Violence and the Future of Black Life in Chicago 2
Engineered Conflict: Structural Violence and the Future of Black Life in Chicago 3
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Engineered Conflict: Structural Violence and the Future of Black Life in Chicago

May 12 at 3pm

At John A. Paulson Center

Greenwich Village, New York

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☕Cafe 181 has decent coffee and bagels if you need a bite

David Stovall unpacks how state policy has displaced and isolated Black Chicago communities, and how collective resistance creates space to name capitalism and white supremacy as the true engines of conflict. A sharp, necessary conversation on housing, criminalization, and the fight for Black life.

Critical Race Theory
Social Justice Talk
Free Academic Event
Chicago Focus