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John W. Fountain's Fulbright Scholar Interactive Project in Ghana

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Fulbright Scholar to Ghana

Fulbright Scholar to Ghana
Fountain was awarded a 2021-22 Fulbright Scholarship to Ghana, where he taught at the University of Ghana, Accra. He also conducted research, titled, "Africa Calling: Portraits of African Americans Drawn to The Motherland"

John Fountain interviews Patricia Wilkins, an American who founded BASICS International School in Ghana.

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Professor John W. Fountain

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WEEKLY COLUMNIST

WEEKLY COLUMNIST
For 13 years, Fountain wrote an award-winning, critically-acclaimed column for the Chicago Sun-Times. Fountain was winner in 2016 of the Peter Lisagor Award for best news column or commentary at a daily newspaper with a circulation of more than 250,000 for a series of columns he wrote on violence and murder in the city of Chicago.

An Ode to De'Kayla

A collaboration by John W. Fountain and Emmy Award-winning trumpeter calling attention to the murder of our daughters. A stirring lyrical composition of words, music and melody.

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John W. Fountain
Award-winning columnist, author and journalist, Fountain writes a weekly column for the Chicago Sun-Times. He is a professor at Roosevelt University.

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