The Professors http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors A Conversation to a Higher Degree Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:06:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Dr. Carl Bell http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/08/28/dr-carl-bell/ http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/08/28/dr-carl-bell/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:35:07 +0000 admin http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/?p=338 Carl C. Bell, M.D., F.A.P.A., FA.C.P.
President & CEO
For over 30 years, Dr. Bell has practiced psychiatry. As an internationally recognized lecturer and author, he has given numerous presentations on mental wellness, violence prevention, and traumatic stress caused by violence. Most recently, he has participated as the Principle Investigator with CHAMP, an HIV/AIDS youth prevention research project in South Africa . He is the author of The Sanity of Survival: Reflections on Community Mental Health and Wellness and co-author of Suicide and Homicide Among Adolescents. Dr. Bell is also a clinical professor of psychiatry and public health at the University of Illinois School of Medicine.

He has addressed mental wellness and violence prevention issues on the Today Show, Nightline, 60 Minutes, CBS Sunday Morning and Frontline; and his campaign to prevent Black on Black violence has been featured in several publications including Ebony, Jet, Essence, Emerge , the NewYork Times, Chicago Tribune Magazine, and People Magazine .

]]> http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/08/28/dr-carl-bell/feed/ The Myths About Health Care Around the World http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/08/25/the-myths-about-health-care-around-the-world/ http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/08/25/the-myths-about-health-care-around-the-world/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:52:33 +0000 admin http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/?p=326 This week’s topic we comparing our health care system with other
countries.

As Americans search for the cure to what ails our health-care system,
we’ve overlooked an invaluable source of ideas and solutions: the rest
of the world. All the other industrialized democracies have faced
problems like ours, yet they’ve found ways to cover everybody — and
still spend far less than we do.

Also provided a link for your review.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/21/AR2009082101778.html

]]> http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/08/25/the-myths-about-health-care-around-the-world/feed/ Education Month on WYCC! http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/07/29/education-month-on-wycc/ http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/07/29/education-month-on-wycc/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:12:36 +0000 faithracepolitics http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/?p=314 This August, The Professors will discuss local education issues throughout the month.

]]> http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/07/29/education-month-on-wycc/feed/ The Life of Dr. John Hope Franklin on The Professors http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/04/17/the-life-of-dr-john-hope-franklin-on-the-professors/ http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/04/17/the-life-of-dr-john-hope-franklin-on-the-professors/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:03:18 +0000 admin http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/?p=245 Dr. John Hope Franklin nearly lived for a century and helped define it. A towering historian, he led the recognition that African-American history and American history are intertwined. He spent a lifetime building a future of inclusiveness, fairness and equality. We discuss the passing of an extraordinary American, his life and his legacy on this episode of the Professors.

Web Links

Tulsa Riots
http://www.exodusnews.com/HISTORY/History007.htm

Brown vs. Board of Education
http://brownvboard.org/summary/

John Hope Franklin
http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/franklin/

http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A88747

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hope_Franklin

]]> http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/04/17/the-life-of-dr-john-hope-franklin-on-the-professors/feed/ THIS WEEK: Stem Cell Research…Lifting the Ban http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/04/03/this-week-stem-cell-researchlifting-the-ban/ http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/04/03/this-week-stem-cell-researchlifting-the-ban/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:50:19 +0000 faithracepolitics http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/?p=238 President Barack Obama recently lifted restrictions on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research, angering abortion opponents but cheering those who believe the study could produce treatments for many diseases. We explore both sides of this controversial topic in this episode of The Professors.

For more information:

http://stemcells.nih.gov/info/basics

http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Removing-Barriers-to-Responsible-Scientific-Research-Involving-Human-Stem-cells/

http://www.ilrnha.org

]]> http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/04/03/this-week-stem-cell-researchlifting-the-ban/feed/ The Professors- Equal Rights for Same-Sex Marriage? http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/03/20/the-professors-equal-rights-for-same-sex-marriage/ http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/03/20/the-professors-equal-rights-for-same-sex-marriage/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:42:55 +0000 faithracepolitics http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/?p=206 This week on the Professors we delve into the issue of equal rights for same-sex marriages. Proponents of same-sex marriage regard it as a human right to have the legal benefits of marriage regardless of sexual orientation. Those who oppose same-sex marriage often base their opposition on tradition, religious grounds and parenting concerns. We will examine federal and state laws and specifically with a focus on Illinois weigh in on this moral and political issue?

]]> http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/03/20/the-professors-equal-rights-for-same-sex-marriage/feed/ Watch Lerrone Bennet Jr. on the Professors http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/03/13/watch-leronne-bennet-jron-the-professors/ http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/03/13/watch-leronne-bennet-jron-the-professors/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 22:17:23 +0000 faithracepolitics http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/?p=167 Watch Lerrone Bennet Jr. on the Professors

]]> http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/03/13/watch-leronne-bennet-jron-the-professors/feed/ The Professors- Serve and Protect- Links http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/03/13/the-professors-serve-and-protect-links/ http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/03/13/the-professors-serve-and-protect-links/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:24:42 +0000 faithracepolitics http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/?p=164 The People’s Law Office http://www.peopleslawoffice.com Flint Taylor, Attorney http://www.peopleslawoffice.com/bio/9 The Burge Case http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/21/jon-burge-indictment_n_136559.html Fred Hampton- Black Panther http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Hampton ]]> http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/03/13/the-professors-serve-and-protect-links/feed/ The People’s Law Office http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/03/13/the-people%e2%80%99s-law-office/ http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/03/13/the-people%e2%80%99s-law-office/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:16:15 +0000 faithracepolitics http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/?p=161 For 40 years, People’s Law Office has successfully represented victims of the police and other government officials. We have fought for justice for people who have been tortured or physically abused, wrongfully arrested or convicted, unfairly sentenced to death, or targeted as a result of their political beliefs or organizing efforts on behalf of movements struggling for justice and liberation. Through our lawsuits we have uncovered secret abuses by police and government officials - including a torture ring inside the Chicago Police Department - and have recovered millions of dollars for our clients through settlements and trial verdicts. 1180 N. Milwaukee Chicago, IL 60622 Tel: (773) 235-0070 Fax: (773) 235-6699 ]]> http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/03/13/the-people%e2%80%99s-law-office/feed/ G. Flint Taylor, Attorney http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/03/13/g-flint-taylor-attorney/ http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/03/13/g-flint-taylor-attorney/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:15:51 +0000 faithracepolitics http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/?p=158 G. Flint Taylor, Jr. is a graduate of Brown University and Northwestern University School of Law and a founding partner of the People’s Law Office. Among the landmark cases that Mr. Taylor has litigated are the Fred Hampton Black Panther case, the Greensboro, North Carolina case against the Ku Klux Klan and Nazis, the Ford Heights Four case in which four innocent men received a record $36 million settlement for their wrongful conviction and imprisonment. Mr. Flint has also litigated a series of cases arising from a pattern and practice of police torture and cover-up by Jon Burge, Mayor Richard Daley, State’s Attorney Devine, and numerous other police and government officials. Mr. Taylor has successfully argued the cases of Cleavinger v. Saxner and Buckley v. Fitzsimmons before the United States Supreme Court. He has also obtained multi-million dollar settlements for former death row inmate Ronald Jones, who was exonerated after DNA tests established his innocence, and for a seven year old boy who was falsely accused of the murder of 11 year old Ryan Harris by the Chicago Police. He has also represented numerous other exonerated inmates who spent decades in prison and on death row, including several who were convicted on the basis of false confessions that were tortured from them. Mr. Taylor is a founding editor of the Police Misconduct and Civil Rights Law Reporter, and was named by Chicago Magazine as one of Chicago’s 30 Toughest Lawyers.” ]]> http://wiseforum.wycc.org/professors/2009/03/13/g-flint-taylor-attorney/feed/