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Tag: W.E.B. Du Bois Medal
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Nation & World
HAA honors three with Harvard Medal
The Harvard Alumni Association has announced that David L. Evans, Leila T. Fawaz A.M. ’72, Ph.D. ’79, and Joseph J. O’Donnell ’67, M.B.A. ’71, will receive the 2020 Harvard Medal.
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Nation & World
The story of a museum and of America
Lonnie G. Bunch III, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, recalls his challenges in founding the National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Nation & World
Persistence, courage take the dais
Rapper Queen Latifah, poets Elizabeth Alexander and Rita Dove, Smithsonian secretary Lonnie Bunch III, philanthropist Sheila C. Johnson, artist Kerry James Marshall, and entrepreneur Robert F. Smith were honored with this year’s W.E.B. Du Bois Medals.
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Nation & World
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.
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Nation & World
Art of the self, but not just
Work by MacArthur genius Carrie Mae Weems is showcased in a new exhibit at the Cooper Gallery.
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Nation & World
Emancipation’s long foreshadowing
Emancipation, said scholar of African America Ira Berlin in a Harvard lecture series, was not a moment in history, but a century-long movement that preceded the Civil War.
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Nation & World
Six luminaries to receive Du Bois Medal
Harvard University announced Sept. 18 that it will award the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal to six leaders across government, the arts, and athletics during a ceremony on Oct. 2. The ceremony will also mark the launch of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research.
