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Ronald William Bailey
Professor
rwbailey@illinois.edu
Merle L Bowen
Professor
bowen@illinois.edu
Sundiata Cha-Jua
Associate Professor
schajua@illinois.edu
Erik S McDuffie
Associate Professor
emcduffi@illinois.edu
Leonard Cornell McKinnis II
Assistant Professor
leonardm@illinois.edu
Bobby J. Smith II
Associate Professor
bobbyjs2@illinois.edu