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Forging a Bond: Black and Jewish Communities

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and making its final stop at Dillard University in New Orleans, are part of an ongoing event series aimed at rebuilding the once-strong partnership between Black and Jewish communities. By fostering mutual understanding and empathy, these events are proving to be a powerful tool to bridge divides and promote unity.

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Georgetown University Honors Xavier University of Louisiana's Centennial and Black Catholic Studies Legacy

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Last Thursdays event, titled Reflecting on the Significance of the Institute for Black Catholic Studies and the Journey Toward Reconciliation, included a discussion among leaders from Xaviers IBCS, the Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation, and Georgetown University. a leading scholar and former head of IBCS.

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N.C. A&T Celebrates 64th Anniversary of A&T Four’s Historic Sit-In

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The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University community will gather at the North Carolina A&T Alumni-Foundation Event Center to celebrate the legacy of four A&T freshmen who were keystones in the civil rights movement in 1960 during their sit-in at the downtown Greensboro Woolworth’s lunch counter.

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Clark Atlanta University and the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation Launch Institute, to Host Convening

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Institute for Leadership, Civic Engagement, Economic Empowerment and Social Justice (NCBCP TWD Jr. Part of the launch will be a 2-day event – May 31-Jun. Dortch, Jr., Institute) at CAU.

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CRT Summer School Kicks Off, Honoring 60th Anniversary of Freedom Summer

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Racial justice advocates are turning out for the Fifth Annual Critical Race Theory Summer School hosted by the African American Policy Forum. The social justice think tank opened its July 28-Aug. The CRT Summer School Program, Freedom Summer 2024: No U-Turn on Racial Justice, is being held in Nashville through Aug.

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NC A&T to Host 63rd Annual Sit-in Anniversary Breakfast and Wreath Laying in Honor of the A&T Four

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in the Alumni-Foundation Event Center. at the February One monument, followed by a social justice panel discussion at 10:30 a.m. The event is free and open to the public, but tickets will be required. Subsequent programming will then begin at 8 a.m. The wreath-laying will take place at 10 a.m.

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Roxbury Community College Celebrating 50th Anniversary

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The event includes film screenings, hip-hop performances, and the RCC commencement ceremony. Jennie McDonald-Brown, executive director of development for RCC, said Roxbury has been a geographical and social justice center for Boston, which fought for the college to exist. and Red Shaydez. and Red Shaydez.