Black HERstory: A Conversation with Congresswoman Cori Bush

Join us as we spend an evening with Congresswoman Cori Bush as we celebrate Women's History Month. This program, presented by the Mizzou Black Studies and Women and Gender Studies departments, is an opportunity to get to know Congresswoman Cori Bush and learn more about "HERstory" during a discussion moderated by Chalana M. Scales-Ferguson, Esq., Director of Academic Success at the School of Law and Mizzou Alumna, Arts and Sciences '02.

Program:

OPENING REMARKS BY MODERATOR FOR THE PROGRAM

Chalana M. Scales-Ferguson, Esq., Director of Academic Success, School of Law and Mizzou Alumna

GREETINGS TO THE CONGRESSWOMAN AND COMMUNITY

Latha Ramchand, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs

The Honorable Brian Treece, Mayor of City of Columbia

Dr. April M. Langley, Chair of the Department of Black Studies and Professor

INTRODUCTION OF CONGRESSWOMAN BUSH

Niya Young, Mizzou Law Student and 2021- 2022 President of Black Law Students Association

REMARKS FROM THE CONGRESSWOMAN

The Honorable Cori Bush, U.S. Representative for Missouri’s 1^st Congressional District

DIALOGUE WITH THE CONGRESSWOMAN

Chalana M. Scales-Ferguson, Esq., Director of Academic Success, School of Law and Mizzou Alumna

COMMUNITY REACTIONS AND REFLECTIONS

University of Missouri Student Panelists:

Ida Campbell-Jones, PhD Student- Sociology

Caleb Sewell, Undergraduate Student- Educational Studies and Black Studies, McNair Scholar and 2021- 2022 President of Legion of Black Collegians 

Niya Young, Second-Year Law Student, 2021- 2022 President of Black Law Students Association