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Continuing the Conversation: How Will Art Solve Problems?

By Kameelah Janan Rasheed — 2016

Understanding the role art plays in solving problems prompts us to consider the parameters we use to define problems, the metrics we use to assess whether a problem is solved, and the elasticity of the boundaries around what we consider “art.” The word “will” places us in the context of futurity and possibility. Given the litany of problems at global, national, and local levels, many of us long for a future that is remarkably better than the past and the present space we experience quite viscerally.

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Billie Jean King: The First Female Athlete-Activist

Billie Jean King isn’t interested in being a legend—she’s interested in succession.

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Finding Our Way in Post-Trump America

Historians, theologians, artists, and activists reflect on where we go from here.

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Why I’m Over Women’s ‘Empowerment’

It can’t be about “empowerment” any longer. To make real progress, it has to be about power—using and growing the power we women already have.

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Scenes from a Spiritual Journey

To heal the deep wounds of racism, Jan Willis turned to Buddhism and is now cited by Time magazine as one of America’s spiritual leaders. David Pesci talked with her about her journey from the crushing injustices of life in the Jim Crow South to the thin air of the shrine called Swayambhu.

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