Newsletter: Week of April 3, 2017

From the Program Director

Sarah Chandonnet
 

In times of discord, instability, uncertainty, and angst, to what might we turn for solace and clarity? Radical, liberating love, author and Associate Professor of Africana Studies Rhon Manigault-Bryant contends. In her talk at the Hub this Sunday, April 9, Rhon will unearth a terrifyingly beautiful lineage of black resilience to reveal how the pursuit of love is synonymous with the revolutionary act of freedom. 

LeRhonda Manigault-Bryant is Associate Professor of Africana Studies and author of Talking to the Dead: Religion, Music, and Lived Memory Among Gullah/Geechee Women (Duke University Press, 2014). She currently serves as Associate Dean of the Faculty at Williams College. 1:30-3:00pm, 30 JFK Street. Read more here. 
Upcoming Programs

April 16: Mary Johnson: Spring Celebration
Come thaw out together with a joyful celebration of spring, led by Humanist Celebrant and former nun Mary Johnson. Now in its fourth year, at this event we'll explore the themes of community and sharing of gifts in an interactive event featuring music, dance, and poetry from diverse American traditions.
1:30-3:00pm, 30 JFK Street. Read more here.

April 23: Dr. Lisa Randall: Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism* 
Join us and the Harvard Community of Humanists, Atheists, and Agnostics (HCHAA) as we celebrate one of the most influential scientists in the world, bestselling author of Knocking on Heaven's Door and Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs, and one of Time Magazine's "Most Influential People." 1:30-3:00pm, 30 JFK Street. Buy tickets here.

*Note: Arian Foster 4/23 Event Has Been Canceled 
Arian Foster unfortunately is unable to make it to Harvard this semester after all, so he generously encouraged us to give this year's Cultural Humanism Award to another nominee (see above). We remain huge fans of his and we will be excited to find another time to welcome him to campus.

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