Tag: Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Opinion

This Is Our Story: The Significance of the Black Church

Though church attendance has waned across the years, the power and influence of The Black Church cannot be overestimated. It has been a refuge and a sanctuary for African Americans against the widening forces of White supremacy and remains one of the most sacred institutions in America.

February 15, 2021

News Roundup

Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. Receives Chicago Tribune Literary Award

Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. – Harvard University’s Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research – received the Chicago Tribune Literary Award on Sunday at the Chicago Humanities Festival. The Chicago Tribune also awarded Gates with its Heartland Prize 25 years ago for his memoir Colored […]

November 5, 2019

MSIs

Colin Kaepernick, Dave Chappelle and Others Receive Du Bois Medals at Harvard

Instead of taking a knee, Colin Kaepernick took home a prestigious award Thursday bestowed by Harvard University on those who’ve contributed greatly to African-American and African culture.

October 11, 2018

News Roundup

Harvard to Award Kaepernick W.E.B. Du Bois Medal

Colin Kaepernick, a former San Francisco 49ers quarterback-turned-activist, will be one of eight people who will receive Harvard University’s W.E.B. Du Bois Medal at the Hutchins Center Honors on Oct. 11. “The medal honors those who have made significant contributions to African and African American history and culture, and more broadly, individuals who advocate for […]

September 20, 2018

African-American

Scholars Remember the “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin

The academic world took to social media and other venues yesterday to remember a legendary artist who transformed music with her soulful and bold lyrics and strident support for civil rights.

August 16, 2018

Home

What Makes an African-American Novel a Classic?

Dr. Henry Louis Gates begins the anthology, The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women Writers, by offering insights into what makes an African-American classic.

December 13, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Cornel West: We’re All Responsible for ‘Gangster’ Trump

In his lecture at Harvard, Dr. Cornel West waxed introspective about the courage he believes is necessary to speak truth to power during Donald Trump’s presidency.

January 25, 2017