On April 24, drumbeats echoed through Swartz Hall. The rhythm acted as a current flowing through staircases, between common areas, and into the James Room, where the School’s Racial Justice and Healing (RJH) Committee welcomed staff, faculty, students, and alumni to the closing circle celebration of the Common Read program at Harvard Divinity School. More than 100 community members gathered to reflect on a year-long journey with The Legacy of Slavery at Harvard Report engaging with and...
Vanessa Zoltan is not sorry for co-founding a podcast that treats J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books as sacred texts. She’s not sorry for her new show, “Hot and Bothered,” which encourages listeners to write and find meaning in romance novels. Most of all, she’s the founder and CEO of Not Sorry Productions, the feminist production company that creates these shows.... Read more about 'Not Sorry' for Bringing New Meaning to Beloved Books
Who was known as the "Moses of her people"? What singer's first hit was based on one of his father's sermons? Test your knowledge of some religious and spiritual aspects of black history.... Read more about Quiz: Black History and Religion
A group of Boston community leaders recently addressed a large audience at Harvard Divinity School’s Religions and the Practice of Peace (RPP) Colloquium, in an event focused on the inspirational work being done in the city’s African American communities to address the effects and sources of gun violence.... Read more about Healing, Bridge-building, and Empowerment to Address Gun Violence