Tag: Bryan Stevenson

  • Nation & World

    ‘Just Mercy’ in the criminal justice system

    At a talk following a recent screening of “Just Mercy,” Harvard professors discussed the death penalty as “a point of meditation.”

    Just Mercy film still.
  • Campus & Community

    ‘The work of culture alters our perceptions’

    The two-day “Vision & Justice” conference at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study brought together a wide range of scholars and artists for performances and discussions considering the role of the arts in understanding the nexus of art, race, and justice.

  • Arts & Culture

    Picturing vision and justice

    A meeting of experts and scholars from Harvard and beyond organized by assistant professor Sarah Lewis will “consider the role of the arts in understanding the nexus of art, race, and justice.”

    Assistant Professor of History of Art and Architecture and African and African American Studies Sarah Lewis
  • Nation & World

    Yes, you can change the world, says Bryan Stevenson

    When lawyer and social activist Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, spoke at the Kennedy School Tuesday, his topic was nothing less than changing the world, something that he urged everyone in the capacity crowd to think of as both a responsibility and a possibility.

    Bryan Stevenson at the Kennedy School.
  • Arts & Culture

    The great eight

    Bestowed by the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, eight laureates received the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal at Sanders Theatre for their contributions to African and African-American history and culture.

    Du Bois Medalists
  • Campus & Community

    Eight to be honored as W.E.B. Du Bois medalists

    Athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick and comedian Dave Chappelle are among the eight people who will receive the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal at Harvard University on Oct. 11.

    Du Bois medal
  • Nation & World

    Making ‘a case for the small’

    Making “a case for the small,” Harvard’s Danielle Allen tells symposium that progress in Civil Rights isn’t just about breakthroughs.

  • Arts & Culture

    The need to talk about race

    Lawyer and social activist Bryan Stevenson delivered the Tanner Lecture on Human Values, announcing the opening of a memorial to victims of lynching and a museum on the legacy of slavery next April.

  • Campus & Community

    Ten to receive honorary degrees

    In addition to receiving an honorary degree, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick will be principal speaker at the Afternoon Program. Other degree recipients include pioneers in art history, cooperation theory, emotional intelligence, and the sciences, along with leading figures in opera, human rights, and education.

  • Nation & World

    Incarceration in the U.S. is big business

    On Harvard Kennedy School’s PolicyCast podcast, alumnus Bryan Stevenson addresses issues of racial and financial inequality in the U.S. justice system.