Iva Carruthers
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Iva Elayne Carruthers is an American author, former educator, theologian, and national social activist for African Americans.
Early life and education
Carruthers was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1945.[1] She attended the University of Illinois at Chicago, graduating in 1967 with bachelor's degrees in sociology and French. After completing her undergraduate studies, Carruthers enrolled at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, receiving both a master's in counselor education and a Ph.D. in sociology in 1972. She also received her master's degree in theological studies from Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary and a doctor's degree of humane letters from Meadville Lombard Theological School.[citation needed]
Career
As of 2018, Carruthers is a professor emerita and former chair of the Department of Sociology at Northeastern Illinois University.[2]
Carruthers is General Secretary of the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference,[3][4] an interdenominational organization within the African American faith tradition focused on justice and equity issues.
Carruthers is also a member of the National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC)[5] and is working on initiatives related to the United Nations International Decade of People of African Descent.
Carruthers speaks before various national and international forums, including United Nations Civil Society Forums[6].
Carruthers currently serves as a Life Trustee for the Chicago Theological Seminary[7].
Work
Carruthers is the author of The Church & Reparations: An African American Perspective [8], co-author of several books, including Till a Discussion Study Guide[9], The Breach: Bearing Witness: Report of the Katrina National Justice Commission[10], and co-editor of Blow the Trumpet in Zion!: Global Vision and Action for the 21st-century Black Church[11]. Her many study guides on African American & African history were developed as a co-producer of a multi-year educational television program [12].
- Carruthers, Iva E. (1977). "Centennials of Black Miseducation: A Study of White Educational Management". The Journal of Negro Education. 46 (3): 291. doi:10.2307/2966774. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- Carruthers, Iva E.; Wright, Jeremiah A.; United Church of Christ Justice & Witness Ministries (2001). The church & reparations : an African American perspective. [Chicago, Ill.]: [ORITA] : Published in partnership with the United Church of Christ, Justice and Witness Ministries. OCLC 70882728. Search this book on
- Carruthers, Iva E.; Jackson, Bernice Powell (2006). The Breach: Bearing Witness : report of the Katrina National Justice Commission. Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference. ISBN 978-0-9765145-2-7. Search this book on
- Carruthers, Iva E.; Haynes, Frederick D.; Wright Jr., Jeremiah A. (eds.). Blow the Trumpet in Zion!. Fortress Press. ISBN 978-1-4514-0989-5. Search this book on
Honors and awards
Her many awards and appointments include the 1999 Life Achievement Award by Northeastern Illinois University, and “Year 2000 Woman Entrepreneur of the Year” award given by the National Foundation of Women Legislators and the Small Business Administration. She was inducted into the National History Makers, and was a recipient of Ebony (magazine) Outstanding Mother Award for Mentoring in 2001[13].
In 2009 Carruthers was inducted into the Hall of Resistance at the Ancient Africa Enslavement and Civil War Museum in Selma, Alabama.[14]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carruthers, Iva E.; Crowe, Larry F.; Hickey, Matthew; HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection) (2016), The HistoryMakers video oral history with Iva Carruthers, Chicago, Illinois: The HistoryMakers, OCLC 1000518725
- ↑ "Professor Emerita Iva E. Carruthers to speak on mass incarceration | NEIU". www.neiu.edu. January 8, 2016. Archived from the original on 2025-02-10. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ↑ Henao, Luis Andres (2021-05-29). "Reckoning". Journal and Courier. p. 13. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
- ↑ Baumann, Roger (June 2025). "Competing solidarities with the Holy Land". The Christian Century; Chicago. 142 (6). pp. 68–71. ProQuest 3215612790.
- ↑ https://reparationscomm.org/tag/dr-iva-carruthers/
- ↑ Glenza, Jessica (2016-04-18). "Faith leaders to tackle drug war's racial divide in Harlem as UN meets nearby". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-10-22.
- ↑ https://www.ctschicago.edu/board-of-trustees/
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Church_Reparations.html?id=RLppGwAACAAJ
- ↑ https://g.co/kgs/WAv4BHz
- ↑ https://g.co/kgs/dvNcSLJ
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Blow-Trumpet-Zion-Global-Century-ebook/dp/B000RNBXXI/ref=sr_1_4?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.hQeo7mgWXqVbPsy9vAUjtsVTQGJrxv1W-KkSapzv5F823FJ5C-bwNUjVhJEz1zWpwuAslOWL2ZNW7-eoc8gQRw.m0zhg1s2w7f5ltw-n1msY3DTyc5uj5PVdDo5Kx8zgqM&dib_tag=se&qid=1719264610&refinements=p_27%3AIva+E.+Carruthers&s=books&sr=1-4
- ↑ https://www.c-span.org/person/iva-e-carruthers/1004650/
- ↑ https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/iva-carruthers-39
- ↑ Nichols, Katie (2009-03-08). "Three inducted into Hall of Resistance". The Selma Times-Journal. pp. [1], [2]. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
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