Manmade wetlands in South L.A. make a convincing habitat, and winter hiking trails to put on your to-do list.
Black Artists + Designers Guild presents the Obsidian Experience, a “virtual concept house” of the future designed “as an enlightened way of being and dwelling” for Black families. The designs by 23 members of the Black Artist + Designers Guild will evolve during the month at obsidianbybadg.house.
“Who I Am,” a celebration of African American Heritage, is a free Theatre West production on YouTube that features seven actor-writers sharing their personal stories and life lessons from parents and grandparents, and “what it means to be Black in America in the face of 2020’s call to action.” theatrewest.org
During the spring semester, the Schemel Forum’s World Affairs seminars at the University of Scranton will deliver a full spectrum of enlightening virtual presentations on current topics starting in February.
Eight experts in their fields will bring their insights into the homes of area residents, once again through a Zoom format due to health and safety restrictions caused by the pandemic. Open to the public, events will take place from noon-1:30 p.m., except the Feb. 3 seminar. Admission is $10 per seminar, and registered attendees will receive an emailed Zoom link prior to each talk.
“Nothing will replace the camaraderie of our World Affairs luncheon seminars and our six-session evening courses. That said, notwithstanding the limits thrust upon us by the pandemic, Schemel lives on! Thanks to the wonders of Zoom, we have had a semester rich in courses and speakers. We have continued to read and discuss texts, agree and disagree, continuing to enjoy the opportunity to learn tog
Johns Hopkins namesake and founder was slaveowner, contrasting longstanding abolitionist narrative
Officials said census records show he was a slaveowner during the mid-1800s.
“Earlier this year, through research conducted as part of the longstanding Hopkins Retrospective institutional history project, Johns Hopkins University leaders became aware of census records listing Mr. Hopkins as holding enslaved people in his Baltimore home in 1840 and 1850,” a spokesperson said. “Johns Hopkins University and Hospital – both founded after Mr. Hopkins’ death and after the Civil War never held enslaved people.”
“The fact that Mr. Hopkins had, at any time in his life, a direct connection to slavery – a crime against humanity that tragically persisted in the state of Maryland until 1864 – is a difficult revelation for us, as we know it will be for our community, especially for our Black faculty, students, staff, alumni and neighbors,” the university continued in a statem
Johns Hopkins founder owned slaves in the 1800s, recent research reveals Share Updated: 6:51 PM PST Dec 9, 2020 Barry Simms Share Updated: 6:51 PM PST Dec 9, 2020
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Show Transcript RETROSPECTIVE. A DEEP DIVE INTO HISTORY WITH RESEARCHERS CLAIMING THEY WILL FOLLOW THE TRUTH WHERE EVER IT LEADS. RECENTLY, THEY FOUND A DOCUMENT, STRONG EVIDENCE JOHNS HOPKINS, THE FOUNDING DONOR OF JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY AND JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL, OWNED SLAVES AT HIS BALTIMORE HOME IN 1840 AND 1850, AND HIS FAMILY HAD AN EXTENSIVE RELATIONSHIP TO SLAVE HOLDING. THE HOPKINS COMMUNITY ANNOUNCED THE FINDINGS IN A VIDEO POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE HAVE A VISION AT THIS UNIVERSITY OF JOHNS HOPKINS VERY MUCH FRAMED BY A MAN IN MANY WAYS APPEARED AHEAD TO BE AHEAD OF HIS TIMES. WE’VE NOW HAD TO COME TO TERMS WITH AT LEAST IN A VERY FUNDAMENTAL PART OF HIS LIFE HE WAS OF HIS TIMES AND THAT’S HARD. BARRY: OFFICIALS POINT OUT THE UNIVERSITY A