Tag: Wole Soyinka

  • Nation & World

    A transition for Transition

    Transition, a magazine published by the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, has been published in Africa for the first time in nearly three decades.

    3 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Nigeria at the crossroads

    Nobel laureate and writer Wole Soyinka told a Harvard audience on Wednesday that ruthless Islamist religious fundamentalism is “the enemy of humanity.”

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Memories of Mandela

    Scholars, others gathered Tuesday to reflect on the life and legacy of the late Nelson Mandela.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    At Du Bois awards, the stars aligned

    The six medalists at the W.E.B. Du Bois awards included a White House adviser Valerie Jarrett, playwright Tony Kushner, U.S. Rep. John Lewis, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court Sonia Sotomayor, the commissioner of the NBA David Stern, and Hollywood director Steven Spielberg.

    7 minutes