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...founder, along with Jesse L. Jackson, of Operation People United to Serve Humanity, which today aims to fulfill similar goals as King’s former group. According to a press release, Jones himself was mentored by several well-known public figures. At age 15, Jones met jazz piano legend Ray Charles in Seattle, and the two soon became close. In a promotional video for the Harvard Mentoring Project made shortly before Charles’ death, the musician recalled his time with Jones. “You could tell that he wanted to learn, he wanted to know. And because...
...says. “Since September, I’ve probably made over 15 trips—Cincinnati, Detroit, Boston. You name it.” Not quite India, but you get the picture. Meanwhile, Justin A. Erlich ’03, the man behind the legend that was Quincy Grille, has dreams of litigating for major social causes like affirmative action, or of running an entrepreneurial start-up. After graduation, Erlich spent some time in Washington, DC, worked for the Kerry campaign, and ended up at NYU Law School. He still has a soft spot for his Harvard years?...
...year is 1572, and in a village in the mountainous Cévennes region of sourthern France now under the control of itinerant Calvinist preacher Monsieur Marcel, expressing sympathy for a symbol of Catholic veneration is not a prudent act. Because legend says that the Virgin was a redhead, Isabelle’s hair—a “halo of copper”—earns her the villager’s suspicion that she practices witchcraft...
...Affirmative action was never a very elegant solution to the problem of racial injustice. In fact, Gewirtz-who clerked for the civil rights legend Justice Thurgood Marshall-remembers that Marshall was opposed to making distinctions by race, and had his doubts about racial preferences. But Marshall overcame his doubts, and affirmative action became part of the fabric of American society. On the plus side, a generation of minority and women college graduates has entered the workforce, creating a significant black middle class and a more integrated society. But the price has been resentment, especially in the white working class...
There's precious little light in Iceland during the winter, which makes the upper latitudes ideal for viewing the northern lights--especially on New Year's Eve. In Reykjavk, Icelanders gather around dozens of massive bonfires to sing traditional folk songs accompanied, according to local legend, by trolls, fairies and elves. (Iceland's Tourist Board claims that 80% of Icelanders believe in little beings.) At midnight the city explodes in a massive fireworks display. The dancing and partying that follow last until the sun comes up, which in Iceland is at about lunchtime...