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Tag: Cornell William Brooks
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Nation
How they remember ‘Tree’
Those who knew civil rights scholar, legendary public defender, and voice for equality recall his kindness, generosity, and homemade sweet-potato pie.
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Nation & World
Weatherhead fellow aims to pair social justice, sports
Ex-pro soccer player Justin Morrow, founder of Black Players for Change, focuses on raising diversity in leadership roles.
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Nation & World
Ensuring the Floyd trial becomes a turning point
Harvard Kennedy School Professor Cornell Brooks reacts to the jury’s verdict in the trial of white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted of killing George Floyd, a Black man.
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Nation & World
An electorate that wanted to be heard
Kennedy School panelists gathered online for a conversation on the issues and consequences of the presidential election, which they lauded as orderly and successful.
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Campus & Community
‘Step up, and declare what you stand for’
Nearly 100 graduates gathered to celebrate their accomplishments at Friday’s Midyear Graduates Recognition Ceremony.
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Campus & Community
Former president, CEO of NAACP joins Kennedy School
The former president and CEO of the NAACP, Cornell William Brooks, has joined the Harvard Kennedy School as professor of the practice of public leadership and social justice. He is the first leader of a national Civil Rights organization to join the School’s senior faculty.
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Nation & World
A rise in hate, a need to respond
There are echoes from U.S. history in recent political and cultural animosity toward minorities and immigrants, Harvard Kennedy School panelists say.
