Howard Thurman and Martin Luther King, Jr.: two giants in BU's proud history of tolerance.
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Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree, c. 1797 to November 26, 1883) was an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist best-known for her speech on racial inequalities, "Ain't I a Woman?", delivered extemporaneously in 1851 at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention.
Sumaira Abdulali recounts her memories of how resilience helped her through thick and thin in both environmental activism and life.
Working with US Army combat veterans for over three years Judah Pollack discusses his insight that resiliency is a product of communities, of human networks. The culture of the Army is less accepting of traditional therapy. But the culture is built on the power of soldiers supporting each other.
Tour a tiny house in VCP Village—Kansas City and experience "housing with dignity."
This Black History Month, we’re celebrating some of #TheMostSearched moments and individuals in America. To find them, we used U.S.-based Google Trends Data to identify Black American achievements that were searched more than any others between January 1, 2004 – when U.S.
In this talk, Stephanie Pangowish, shares how the Indigenous community uses humor to survive colonization and continues to use it as a tool for healing.
BIPOC EARTH is an environmental justice collective focused on intersectional environmental justice that activates, supports, heals, and empowers Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities at The New School and beyond.
Dr. Howard Pinderhughes describes new and innovative thinking about trauma, which manifests not only among individuals, but also at the community level, due in part to the impacts of structural violence and historical trauma.
Lama Rod Owens asks the question, "What is required of you to liberate yourself from your suffering? How do I restore myself so I can do liberation work and engage with community?" Authentic liberation looks different for everyone.
Bioneers Co-Founder Nina Simons and her keynote address at the 2017 Bioneers Conference. This speech was given at the 2017 National Bioneers Conference.