Cathy Cohen

CTL-E-4951 · Person · educator · contemporary

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

David and Mary Winton Green Professor, University of Chicago; founder, Black Youth Project. Appeared at City Club of Chicago program 'Race & Place: Young Adults and the Future of Chicago' (2019-04-26).

Notes

BCCVA Source Collection 001 (City Club of Chicago) seed record. Role at time of speech: David and Mary Winton Green Professor, University of Chicago; founder, Black Youth Project. Civic lenses: 03 Education, 02 Civil Rights & Justice. Programs: Race & Place: Young Adults and the Future of Chicago (2019-04-26). Identity verification: "the first African American woman to receive tenure in the Division of Social Science at Yale University" — Women in Academia Report. Research status: seed-verified. Last verified: 2026-10-06.

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City Club of Chicago: Race & Place: Young Adults and the Future of Chicago — related to
Appeared at City Club of Chicago program "Race & Place: Young Adults and the Future of Chicago" (2019-04-26). Role at time: David and Mary Winton Green Professor, University of Chicago; founder, Black Youth Project.

Sources

Identity evidence: "the first African American woman to receive tenure in the Division of Social Science at Yale University" — Women in Academia Report
City Club of Chicago program: Race & Place: Young Adults and the Future of Chicago (2019-04-26) — https://www.cityclub-chicago.org/event/2/2397/race-place-young-adults-and-the-future-of-chicago (primary source)

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