Tag: tribute

  • Nation & World

    The conscience of a nation

    Few political leaders who successfully transition from activists to lawmakers do so without losing the fire and focus on the causes that brought them to prominence. But Civil Rights icon and U.S. Rep. John Lewis, who died Friday, was that kind of rare leader.

    13 minutes
    John Lewis at Harvard's 2018 Commencement.
  • Nation & World

    Reflections on the ‘Queen of Soul’

    Harvard faculty, others reflect on one of the great voices and artists of the 20th century, Aretha Franklin.

    9 minutes
    Aretha Franklin