Without HR1 the Juneteenth Holiday feels like a stab in the gut to me. As Juneteenth becomes a federal holiday, the US needs a culture of reparations https://t.co/pkuUjePhwH via @BrookingsInst
New joint statement by @aacu@AHAhistorians@AAUP and @PENamerica opposes the wave of state legislation aimed at restricting education about racism and American history in schools, colleges, and universities. More than 75 other organizations also signed. https://t.co/fd5oiuESzd
K alumna, JULIE MEHRETU, recently donated her work βDissident Score,β to the Art for Justice Fund. 100% of the $6.5 million proceeds for its sale will go to Art For Justice efforts to end mass incarceration. Lux Esto
On the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Massacre, let's acknowledge that what happened in Greenwood was not a spontaneous eruption of hatred.
That's the narrative that America likes to portray but what happened on May 31, 1921, is an example of systemic racism.
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Tomorrow is the #KCollege Day of Gracious Giving! Gifts made today and tomorrow will be matched dollar for dollar up to $350,000 by a generous group of alumni and friends. #KGraciousGiving
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Artist @JulieMehretu and @Art4JusticeFund are announcing an exciting new partnership. Join us on 5/26 to see them in conversation and learn more about how art and activism play an important and interconnected role. https://t.co/UdaMNtuFDu
April is the perfect time to recognize an alumnus like Aaron Coleman '09 because it's #NationalPoetryMonth. Coleman has earned an @NEAarts Creative Writing Fellowship through his poetry that will be key for him as he develops his next project. Learn more. https://t.co/7kMXNAO589
Congratulations to #KCollege Professor Emeritus Diane Seuss (@dlseuss)! The American Academy of Arts and Letters announced this week that Seuss is among 18 writers to receive the organization's 2021 awards in literature. Learn more about her honor. https://t.co/jZYa738fZE