by Webmaster | Jul 31, 2020 | Identity
Erik Uriarte is used to the quizzical looks he receives while walking down the street in Billings, Montana. The mixed race son of an Ashkenazi Jewish mother and Roman Catholic father from Central America, Uriarte has been mistaken for a Muslim because he wears a...
by Webmaster | Jul 21, 2020 | Identity
Dr. Ephraim Isaac was the first Ethiopian-born student to attend Harvard Divinity School, from which he graduated in 1963 with a bachelor of divinity, and the first to receive a PhD from Harvard. Last month Isaac, who is now 83, received a 2020 Peter J. Gomes...
by Shekhiynah Larks | Jul 19, 2020 | Identity
In the photo capturing my brush with the greatness of John Lewis, it looks like we’re sharing quite a moment. Proof that looks can be deceiving. If anything, the Civil Rights Movement icon and longtime conscience of the United States Congress was indulging one of my...
by Webmaster | Jul 17, 2020 | Identity
[vc_row][vc_column][rev_slider_vc alias=”article-header-banner”] Isha Clarke thought the environmental movement was just for white hippies. Then in 2017, as a high school freshman, the Black and Jewish teen attended a protest against the proposed...
by Webmaster | Jul 9, 2020 | Identity
When she was in high school, Alexandrea Kahn already knew she wanted to be an educator. Kahn was placed in an “accelerated” track while her close friend was stuck in remedial classes, inhibiting her ability to earn credit in courses that would enable her to attend a...
by Webmaster | Jun 30, 2020 | "Celebrate Pride Month..." in Homepage, Identity
Pride is more than just a month. Every June we celebrate Pride Month, the nationally recognized time to honor the history and experiences of the LGBTQ+ community and the activism that has helped secure rights for every American regardless of their sexuality or gender...
