This fellowship is for exceptional educators committed to a just and inclusive civic democracy built on the full truths of American history.

Congratulations, Dr. Williams!

Dr. Yohuru Williams is the 2024-2025 Institute for Common Power We the People Public Scholar Fellow. Dr. Williams is a Professor of History and Founding Director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas.

This fellowship is for exceptional educators committed to a just and inclusive civic democracy built on the full truths of American history. Dr. Williams is a highly worthy recipient because of his superb scholarly research on the Modern Civil Rights and Black Power Movements, as well as race in America; his outstanding teaching record; his exemplary commitment to experiential learning and public service with diverse communities across the nation. It is our honor to recognize and support him as a public scholar who embodies a deep and wide commitment to civic health.

As part of this fellowship, Dr. Williams will engage with the Institute for Common Power in these ways:

• Participate in the planning and execution of one Institute for Common Power Initiative or program (Teach-In for Truth and American Democracy) with Director, Dr. Terry Anne Scott, and other members of the Institute for Common Power.

• Serve as an Advisor to CP Future’s Action Academy program. It is a two-month, high-impact practice program focused on voting rights, civic engagement, and an inclusive democracy that CP Future offers yearly to selected college students across the nation.

• Provide two lectures for Action Academy over the course of the summer of 2023.

• Work with the Institute for Common Power Senior Program Manager, Dr. Devon Geary, on educator alumni support.

If you would like to be considered for the We the People Public Scholar Fellowship, or if you would like to nominate someone, please contact Institute for Common Power Director Dr. Terry Anne Scott. institute@commonpower.org