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...something called ‘Female Genital Mutilation.’” Few of the attendees said that they had a lot of prior knowledge about female circumcision. Most said that they had heard the term but didn’t know much about it. The most vocal participants had experience with the issue. Megan A. Shutzer ’10, for instance, said she had spent time in Senegal working with the organization Tostan to reduce the practice of female circumcision. Some attendees argued that some forms of female circumcision are not as violent as they...
...foreign language, the emotion in the soloists’ voices enveloped the audience in the universality of music.A similar contagion spread during the performance of the Kuumba Singers, a large-scale choir that explores the musical tradition of African folk songs, spirituals, and gospel. Their performance featured three distinct vocal groups, whose juxtaposed parts harmonized perfectly.Throughout the evening, Hancock shared a diverse array of personal anecdotes about everything from his wife, whom he met in Asia, to his Irish American roots, “where,” the musician joked, “I got my rhythm from...
Honoring social activist Robert Lewis, Jr. and actress Gabrielle Union for their dedication to community outreach, the Harvard Black Students Association (BSA) hosted the third annual Crimson and Black Banquet on Friday in Leverett Dining Hall. Lewis, a vice president of the nonprofit Boston Foundation, and Union, a vocal spokeswoman about sexual assault, discussed social change at the event, which celebrated the Black community’s achievements in community service. “We really wanted people to see that even beyond Harvard, they could continue to be active and could continue to impact the community...
...producers, Jackson has dressed up sweaty dance-pop with sex and strobe lights. Album opener “Feedback” is a club single with a heavy beat and a dark, slinky analog bass. We don’t hear much of Jackson on this track, as her vocals have been multitracked and processed into little more than a synthesizer melody. Production takes center stage, showcasing the talents of renowned hip-hop and R&B producers Rodney Jerkins and D’Mile. Stereo effects abound, and every open space has been filled with a breathy...
Clinton's audience on Wednesday night is filled with enthusiastic Hillary supporters - the most vocal are AFSCME union members clad in bright green T-shirts - but the crowd is not much larger than the 4,000 who gathered on the same spot Saturday to hear Republican renegade Ron Paul. In the minutes before Clinton appears, a band of Obama supporters works the crowd passing out stickers and flyers, some students even leave before Clinton appears and, as he speaks, it is clear the Clinton campaign has concerns about the Obama grassroots organization...