Posted: Dec 28, 2020 3:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 4
We said goodbye to many greats in 2020, including the one and only Little Richard.(Stephane de Sakutin/AFP/Stringer/Getty Images; design by Andrea Warner/CBC Music.) comments
This year took and it took and it took.
Great musicians and talented artists were no exceptions. In 2020, we said goodbye to pioneers of everything from reggae to conga to rock; virtuosos and geniuses alike; and artists who broke through racial barriers and gender binaries, trailblazers who changed music for everyone that followed.
In 2020, the global experience coronavirus, the worldwide Black Lives Matter movement against police brutality and anti-Black violence has been both shared and cruelly individual. Perpetual absence this is where the sorrow lives. Where the rage, fear and grief make it almost impossible to acknowledge the moments of gratitude and grace. A perfect high note, a glass ceiling shattered, constant disruptions to th
Women leaders and jurists honour the work and life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Human Rights Day As part of the Leaders for Generation Equality campaign, UN Women, together with Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession, Stanford Law School Center on the Legal Profession, and University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, paid tribute to the global legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in a high-level interactive discussion with eminent leaders, jurists and experts across the world on International Human Rights Day 2020. Date: Thursday, December 10, 2020
On International Human Rights Day 2020, at a global, virtual interactive event, UN Women and partners convened an intergenerational, high-level group of women leaders and jurists to reflect on the transformative impact of Justice Ginsburg’s work on equality in the law and in life.