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‘Get Close to Injustice’ and ‘Expect the Unexpected’: Advice From This Year’s Education Summit
Two major hurdles face the future of higher education — an unpredictable workforce and racial injustice — according to historian Yuval Noah Harari and legal expert and civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson, both of whom presented at the ninth annual Education Summit hosted by Salesforce.
June 16, 2021
African-American
“Just Mercy” is a Realistic Portrayal of the Problems in the Criminal Justice System, Say Scholars
In an early scene in the film, “Just Mercy,” death row inmate Walter “Johnny D.” McMillian, wearing a white jumpsuit, sits across the table from his lawyer Bryan Stevenson, with the sterile bars of an Alabama prison in the background.
February 6, 2020
African-American
UNCF Convening Helps HBCUs Prepare Students for Changing Workforce
A three-day convening by the United Negro College Fund has brought together HBCU presidents, faculty and students to explore the changing needs of a 21st century workplace in a broader context of systemic cultural and societal barriers.
July 3, 2019
African-American
Activist Bryan Stevenson to Deliver UNCF Career Pathways Initiative Keynote
Lawyer and social justice activist Bryan Stevenson will deliver the keynote address at this year’s United Negro College Fund Career Pathways Initiative (CPI) Convening in July. Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama, will join leaders and administrators from more than 40 historically Black colleges and universities at the […]
May 22, 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
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