Words, Power, and Community: Dr. Eve L. Ewing

Explore the power of language and storytelling as Dr. Ewing reflects on how words shape public memory, challenge systems of inequality, and help communities imagine new futures.

Dr. Ewing is an acclaimed author, educator, poet, and cultural organizer based in Chicago. Her books include Original Sins, 1919, and Maya and the Robot, as well as comic books Black Panther, Marvel Team-Up, and Ironheart. Blending scholarship, storytelling, and activism in mediums including radio, television and theater, Dr. Ewing has become one of today’s most influential public voices on culture and education.

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