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Kathryn Muchnick | Monday, January 23, 2023
Over the weekend, the eighth annual Walk the Walk Week continued with a service project co-sponsored by student government and a prayer service at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on campus. Walk the Walk Week (WTWW) is a series of University, department and student-sponsored events designed to address diversity and inclusion at Notre Dame.
Letter to the Editor | Friday, May 7, 2021
The Derek Chauvin verdict has revived last summer’s hopes for transformative social change. The day following the Chauvin verdict, Fr. Jenkins called on the Notre Dame community “to seek justice, foster solidarity and fight racism and bigotry anywhere and in any form.” While a number of laudable teaching and scholarly initiatives have been undertaken throughout the University to
Gary Caruso | Friday, April 6, 2018
In an era of instant connectivity, we seem not to seek answers. In an age of plenty, we cherish greed. In a time when our nation is rapidly changing most of its demographics, we seek a return to an earlier time remembered as great. Without a time machine that could return us to a life
Tom Naatz | Tuesday, January 23, 2018
Community members gathered Monday in the Joyce Athletic and Convocation Center for a luncheon celebrating the legacy Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Serving as a culmination of the University’s third annual Walk the Walk Week — which promotes diversity and inclusion on campus — the event featured thoughts and insights from a handful of community
Nicole Caratas | Thursday, March 23, 2017
In the midst of increased race-related activism across the United States, Fr. Bryan Massingale, professor of theological and social ethics at Fordham University, spoke at Saint Mary’s on Wednesday about the new civil rights movement in America and redeeming the American soul. Massingale said he tried to come up with a depiction of a racially
Emily McConville | Tuesday, January 24, 2017
In a wide-ranging interview on Monday, interspersed with quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr., Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit and Notre Dame trustee Ann Claire Williams discussed her childhood in Detroit, her challenges and triumphs as a young black lawyer and judge, and her vision for a more just future. The
Martha Reilly | Thursday, January 19, 2017
Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the city of South Bend, Christina Brooks, spoke at Mass on Wednesday night in Le Mans Hall, instructing students to remain vocal about issues that concern them if they want to make valuable change in their communities. “If your voice is missing, the revolution doesn’t take place,” she said. “Justice doesn’t
Emily McConville | Wednesday, March 25, 2015
In March of 1965, to protest the lack of voting rights for African American citizens and violence against civil rights activists, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) planned a 54-mile march from Selma to Montgomery to talk to Alabama Governor George Wallace. Wallace promised he would prevent the demonstrators from marching, but despite his warnings,
Dan Sehlhorst | Thursday, December 11, 2014
Martin Luther King, Jr., writing in his book “Strength to Love,” declared this beautiful sentiment: “Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Hate tears down society