Media Coverage - June 2009
A variety of media mentioned the Kirwan Institute or its staff during June:
HASAN JEFFRIES BOOK RELEASE/BOOK LECTURE
The following media sources included information about the release of Hasan Kwame Jeffries’ book Bloody Lowndes: Civil Rights and Black Power in America’s Black Belt (NYU, 2009).
Keepin’ up with the world 2.0 (blog), June 17, 2009
Save the Date! Hasan Jeffries Book Signing, July 8, 2009at OSU (Sponsored by Kirwan Institute)
Book TV, June 21, 2009
Organization of American Historians 2009: Hasan Kwame Jeffries “Bloody Lowndes”
Columbus Jewish Federation, June 22, 2009
Jews and Civil Rights: Law, Action, Ethics: A Panel Discussion - Hasan Kwame Jeffries
Technorati, June 22, 2009
Save the Date! Hasan K. Jeffries Book Signing, July, 8, 2009, at OSU (Sponsored by Kirwan Institute)
FLORIDA STIMULUS SPENDING IMPACT STUDY:
The following media interviews were conducted, with a focus on Kirwan’s upcoming work in Florida with Miami Workers Center to track stimulus spending in the state and assess its impact on underserved populations.
AM Talk Radio News Service, June 3, 2009
Interview with john powell.
WAYNE LAW ANNOUNCES JOHN POWELL AS DAMON J. KEITH VISITING PROFESSOR
The following news stories focused on an appointment of john powell.
Wayne State University, June 26, 2009
Wayne Law Announces john a. powell as Fall 2009 Damon J. Keith Distinguished Visiting Professor
Detroit Legal News Examiner, June 26, 2009
Wayne Law Announces John A. Powell as Fall 2009 Damon J. Keith Distinguished Visiting Professor
Life@Wayne, June 30, 2009
Wayne Law appoints john a. powell to distinguished position
OTHER KIRWAN COVERAGE:
RADIO:
The Jack Gravely Show, WLEE AM 990, June 11, 2009
Hasan Jeffries was interviewed on racial violence in America.
E-MAGAZINES/BLOGS:
OSUToday, June 4, 2009
Kirwan Institute announces June brown bag lecture series
OSUToday, June 18, 2009
Kirwan Lecture Addresses security of water resources
On Campus, June 18, 2009
June 26, Kirwan Institute conference sponsorship, “Promoting Community Safety and Preventing Violence: Integrating Lessons from Research and Practice”
Indian Country Today, June 20, 2009
New Project seeks to address ‘unconscious’ racial biases
Article about Americans for American Values, outlines john powell’s thoughts on implicit bias and racial inequity.
God’s Politics, June 24, 2009
Why Are People Poor?
Quotes john powell about poverty and race in America.
Denver Urban Spectrum, June 17, 2009
Prison and Healthcare Crisis Limits Opportunities for People of Color
Quotes john powell.
OTHER MEDIA INTERVIEWS:
FairRecovery.Org Webinar, June 25, 2009
Four media attended a webinar hosted by Kirwan about the FairRecovery.org website, which tracks stimulus spending. Media outlets represented included:
- RaceWire
- Detroit Free Press
- Daily Sparks Tribune
- Electric Village
Michigan Citizen did a post-webinar interview with john powell
Call and Post, Columbus, June 29, 2009
Conducted an interview with Steve Menendian on the New Haven Firefighters’case (Ricci v. Destafano.)
Jessie Washington, AP, June 1, 2009
Interviewed Andrew Grant-Thomas about Sotomeyer Supreme Court appointment and how handling of news of her appointment reflects attitudes on race.
Miller-McCune Online Magazine, June 4, 2009
Interviewed Jason Reece on mapping for social justice.
Politico
john. powell was interviewed byNia Henderson, regarding media interview on Obama’s approach to cities.
