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31 Aug 2022
Join us in wishing farewell to Katherine Kennedy! Ms. Kennedy retires as the Director of the Howard Thurman Center this Wednesday. She has enjoyed 31 years at Boston University, 22 as the proud director of HTC. She served as a source of guidance and support to the BU Community.
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Howard Thurman Center retweeted
31 Aug 2022
Her and HTC had a TRANSFORMATIVE impact on my life. Thank you for your incredible work. Enjoy the hard earned rest 🙌🏻
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Howard Thurman Center retweeted
Katherine Kennedy, a beloved member of the BU community and the director of @BUHTC since 2000, reflects on her life's journey after announcing her retirement. spr.ly/6014MKwca
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Howard Thurman Center retweeted
2 Sep 2022
I am one of Ms Kennedy's 32,000 children.
She embodied Dr Thurman's "quiet courage that comes from an inward spring of confidence"... the "underground river" that keeps alive a thousand little springs of action. Forever greatful for her teachings as a Dr MLK Jr Scholar.
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Howard Thurman Center retweeted
5 Aug 2022
Rising senior Maggie Kormann (@BU_CAS) started her summer fellowship with the Mayor’s Office of Resilience and Racial Equity (MORRE). This partnership with the @BUHTC was also supported this year by the @LuminaFound.
Meet Maggie: bu.edu/ioc/2022/05/20/meet-m…
#IOCYearInReview
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Howard Thurman Center retweeted
3 Aug 2022
The IOC and @BUHTC proudly supported @BUStudentGov as they hosted then-Gubernatorial candidate @SenChangDiaz in a student forum.
Students gained insight into the election's policy issues, opportunities for engagement & more!
dailyfreepress.com/2022/04/2…
#IOCYearInReview
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Howard Thurman Center retweeted
2 Aug 2022
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17 Jun 2022
Check out this wonderful piece on Juneteenth from members of the BU community including @BUHTC’s Director Katherine Kennedy.
15 Jun 2022
Ahead of this year's observance of Juneteenth, @BU_Tweets community members came together for a special photo essay to reflect on the holiday's significance. In this piece, hear from racial justice scholars, legal experts, political scientists, & others ➡️ spr.ly/6002zj2xm
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Howard Thurman Center retweeted
15 Jun 2022
Ahead of this year's observance of Juneteenth, @BU_Tweets community members came together for a special photo essay to reflect on the holiday's significance. In this piece, hear from racial justice scholars, legal experts, political scientists, & others ➡️ spr.ly/6002zj2xm
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Howard Thurman Center retweeted
More exciting news— @jt_simes' book, Punishing Places (California, 2021), is co-winner of the 2022 Robert E. Park Book Award from the Community and Urban Sociology Section of the ASA! comurb.org/2022/06/04/cuss-2… @BUSociology @BU_CAS @bu_economics @BUPardeeSchool @buhumanities @BUHTC
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Howard Thurman Center retweeted
Celeste Curington's book, The Dating Divide (California, 2021), co-authored with Jennifer Lundquist, and Ken-Hou Lin, received honorable mention for the William J. Goode Book Award of the ASA's Family Section!! @BUSociology @BU_CAS @BostonUEnglish @AntiracismCtr @BUHTC @BU_AFAM
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20 May 2022
Check out the video of @saigrundy’s Book celebration in @BUHTC featuring Kelsey Russell (CAS’21), Kahjirah Taylor-Harris (CAS’21), Professors @hebagowayed and @TakeoRiveraPhD along with the HTC’s Associate Director @FarFromBeingGod youtube.com/watch?v=xxIYrzP_…
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Howard Thurman Center retweeted
Please join @BUArtsInitiativ at the @BUHTC on Wednesday, March 23, from 6-7 pm for an event with Monika Ille, CEO of Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. This event is open to the public so bring a friend!
Link to register: spr.ly/6010KlBf4
ALT Monika Ille wears a black top, ring, and multi-colored earrings. Overlaid text reads 'Indigenous Voices in the Americas.Storytelling Sovereignty. Monika Ille- Abenaki First Nation of Odanak. , CEO Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN). More info and registration at: bu.edu/arts/monikaille'.
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Howard Thurman Center retweeted
17 Jan 2022
This year’s #MLKDay celebration honored the lives and legacies of Martin Luther King, Jr. (GRS’55, Hon.’59) and his wife, Coretta Scott King. The event took place virtually from @BUHTC and featured speakers including @MayorWu, @BU_CAS's @saigrundy, student speakers, & more.
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Howard Thurman Center retweeted
25 Oct 2021
Students: Hear from Boston mayoral candidates @wutrain and @AnnissaForBos in a town-hall forum hosted by @BUStudentGov in collaboration with @bigstugovt at @BUHTC this Friday 10/29 from 7-8pm.
Register now to attend in person! busgov.org/boston-mayoral-st…
ALT Event will take place at the Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground 808 Commonwealth Avenue, Brookline, MA
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Howard Thurman Center retweeted
13 Sep 2021
Katherine Kennedy, Director of @BUHTC for the last 20 years discusses her childhood, career, and how to take care of 32,000 children. spr.ly/6011yN9Gx
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Howard Thurman Center retweeted
13 Sep 2021
That was fun! Hope you all enjoyed it as much as I did! Thanks, Hariri Institute for letting me take over for the day! I'll be here @hasinirw to share my research in the future! Keep in touch! #HICyeah #voice #speech #MotorSpeechDisorders #phdlife #twitterTakeover
Well that's a wrap! Thank you for tuning in to my takeover! Thank you @BU_Computing for letting me take over for the day and share my research and graduate experience with you! Feel free to follow me at @Hasinirw and we can keep the conversation going! #HICyeah #signingOFF 🔚👋
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Howard Thurman Center retweeted
13 Sep 2021
Join our friends @sustainableBU for the annual @BU_Tweets Sustainability Festival this week at BUMC and next week on the CRC!
Learn more ➡️ spr.ly/6015y2J7B
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10 Sep 2021
A thread of "Unplugging: Returning to In-Person Community" Coffee & Conversation Thoughts:
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10 Sep 2021
“Howard Thurman will be rolling in his grave because I have been navigating these difficult conversations by simply not having them. I have never seen a vaccine conversation gone well.”
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