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27th Anniversary of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda
Senior Fellow and Professional Lecturer Noam Schimmel recently published a thought piece titled "A Postcolonial Reflection on the Rwandan Genocide Against the Tutsi and its Legacy" for the Commemoration of the 27th Anniversary of the Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda.
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Ubuntu Rising: 25 Years Since Apartheid
Ubuntu Rising: 25 Years Since Apartheid is a documentary film being produced by Senior Fellow Jamal Grant (Lead Producer), Senior Fellow Devon Crawford (Associate Producer), Isabel Morgan (Associate Producer) and Yaovi Ayeh (Associate Producer) who together form the Asé Research Film team.
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Challenging the Confederate identity of Lexington, VA
Humanity in Action staff member Adama Kamara, a Lexington native, was interviewed by the New York Times for her role in bringing to light the contention over the town's lionization of Confederate generals.
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Senior Fellow Nilakshi Parndigamage appointed Chief of Staff at Yale's Office of the Provost
Congratulations to Senior Fellow Nilakshi Parndigamage who was recently appointed Chief of Staff at Yale University's Office of the Provost. Nilakshi will help advance the Provost’s Office’s university-wide agenda and work closely with Yale leaders in all planning functions of the university.
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Humanity in Action mourns the death of Representative John Lewis
Humanity in Action deeply mourns the death of Representative John Lewis who imparted inspiration, wisdom, moral leadership and courage for so many throughout the United States and the world. For six years, the Atlanta-based annual John Lewis Fellowship followed his exhortations and mandate to study, understand and promote social justice.
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How To Fix Democracy Live Session with Dr. Carol Anderson
The Bertelsmann Foundation North America and Humanity in Action invite you to a live discussion about the crisis of democracy in contemporary America.
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How One Health System Combines Telemedicine and Hands-on Care
Humanity in Action Senior Fellow Aditya V. Karhade, a resident in the Harvard Combined Orthopedic Surgery program in Boston, co-authored an article entitled "How One Health System Combines Telemedicine and Hands-on Care" in the Harvard Business Review.
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The Financial Activist Playbook for Supporting Black Lives
John Lewis Fellow Jasmine Rashid writes about the complicity of financial systems in the United States in exploiting black people and how activists can learn to avoid supporting these systems.
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How D.C.’s Museums Plan to Preserve the New Era of Protest
In this interview with Atlas Obscura, Senior Fellow Tsione Wolde-Michael discusses how museums in Washington D.C. are documenting protests in the wake of George Floyd's murder, as they happen.
