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Alumni Association announces Harvard Medalists 

College students needed spring break for their mental health. Covid-19 took that away. Vox.com 3/15/2021 © Getty Images When videos of college students on spring break in Miami went viral soon after much of the country went on lockdown last March, many Americans raised their eyebrows. Students were recorded beachside saying things like, “I’m not going to let [Covid-19] stop me,” and, “I think they’re blowing it way out of proportion.” Footage showed bars crowded with sunburnt co...

Boston Equity Chief Karilyn Crockett Resigns Karilyn Crockett Crockett, 47, submitted her letter of resignation to Mayor Marty Walsh on Monday. “It has been my pleasure and honor to serve as chief of equity for the city of Boston these last several months,” the Dorchester native wrote, noting her sooner-than-expected departure as Walsh prepares for an expected U.S. Senate confirmation to become secretary of labor. Her resignation comes as sources close to her said that she is weighin...

February 24, 2021 Share this with FacebookShare this with TwitterShare this with LinkedInShare this with EmailPrint this (© Shutterstock) Before taking office last month, President Joe Biden promised that advancement of racial equity would be one of the top priorities of his administration. We asked several members of the Yale faculty to describe policy changes within their sphere of expertise that could address systemic barriers that have historically denied opportunities to people of color ...

Library of Congress Early in “The Souls of Black Folk,” the book that established his reputation and remains a classic to this day, W.E.B. DuBois observed of African-American religion: “Few men ever worshipped Freedom with half such unquestioning faith as did the American Negro... In song and exhortation swelled one refrain — Liberty.” DuBois pointedly noted that he was writing precisely 40 years since the emancipation of 3.5 million Black people then enslaved in the Confederacy. He w...

For almost two decades, Krista Tippett has been asking questions about faith, grief, hope, and the human condition. 2020 has given her a lot to talk about.

Jannatul Hasan / Wikimedia Commons Faith can play an important role in times of uncertainty - offering comfort and hope.  Since COVID-19 hit Connecticut, many churches, synagogues and mosques have closed across the state.  Faith leaders have moved worship online - and found new ways to bring people together. It has not been easy.  Leaders across religious traditions are under tremendous pressure guiding their congregations through grief and trauma - while helping their communities build...

Chard DeNiord What happens as we reach closer to the veil and cross over? This question has tortured poets, philosophers and spiritual seekers for millennia. And while great thinkers and faithful devotees tend to use logical systems and religion to answer this eternal question, the poets revel in doubt and speculation. Chard deNiord, Vermonts poet laureate from 2015 to 2019, is a writer whose poetic talents come with a healthy dose of philosophy and ...

By Michael Ruiz Georgia Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock, who in 2008 defended former President Obama’s inflammatory one-time pastor, appears to have hosted him as a guest preacher at his Atlanta church in 2014. A flyer for the event found on Facebook advertised the Rev. Jeremiah Wright as a guest preacher at Warnock’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church. A campaign spokesman for Warnock’s election rival, incumbent Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler, blasted the move. “Not only did Raphael Warnoc...

Biden ally to cure congressional divide Posted : 2020-12-14 17:13 By Trudy Rubin When 18 Republican attorneys general back President Donald Trumps latest ludicrous Supreme Court try to overturn the election, its hard to foresee any GOP cooperation with a Biden presidency. When leading GOP senators stay mum on Trumps fake fraud claims and his fans threats of violence, with tongues frozen by fear of the president and his followers, its hard to imagine bipartisanship in Congress. Yet President-e...