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In the news: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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In the news: Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
The Newberry Library, one of Chicago’s most historic cultural institutions, has presented its Newberry Library Award to Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the Alphonso Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University. The annual award recognizes outstanding achievement in the humanities.
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Culture is the key to seeing ourselves
One question of interest in culture today is, how do we see ourselves? With all the speculation around pundits and polls and those seeking profits, it seems clear that we must ask ourselves what we can each do to commit to our own sense of worth by committing to uphold a just set of values.
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