On July 8th, 1944, Private Booker T. Spicely was headed back home to Camp Butner after enjoying an evening in the Hayti neighborhood of Durham. He was unaware it would be his last. In the darkness of that night, he would become yet another victim of Jim Crow “justice.”
On July 8th, 1944, Private Booker T. Spicely was headed back home to Camp Butner after enjoying an evening in the Hayti neighborhood of Durham. He was unaware it would be his last. In the darkness of that night, he would become yet another victim of Jim Crow “justice.”
Join the hosts of the acclaimed podcast Scene on Radio for a live event that asks how we can move toward a more just, sustainable, and democratic economy in this moment — and yes, we mean after the 2024 election. Featuring host John Biewen and co-hosts Ellen McGirt (editor of Design Observer Magazine) and Chenjerai […]
Join the Kenan Institute for Ethics for a book launch event for a new book by Norman Wirzba, “Love's Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis.” From the publisher: “In this series of meditations, Norman Wirzba recasts hope not as something people have, like a vaccine to prevent pain and trouble, but as something […]
How should college and university leaders respond to the intensifying threats to American higher education? As the second Trump administration prepares to take office, presidents face difficult choices as they seek to remain non-partisan in the face of increasing political interference, bolstered by growing distrust of higher education. DEI initiatives, accreditation, and federal funding are […]
Join the Kenan Institute for Ethics and host Adriane Lentz-Smith for a conversation with Jeffrey Baker and Damon Tweedy on race, memory, and what local history can teach us — as embodied in a story from Duke Hospital that still reverberates today. In a new podcast, “UNHEALED: A Story of Race, Memory, and a Teaching […]