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Alternatives to policing
Last fall, two students from Harvard Law School’s Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program volunteered to help city administrators think through concrete possibilities for how to change public-safety procedures.
Making gifts that keep on giving
The Navajo & Hopi Families Covid-19 Relief Fund has raised nearly $18 million, far exceeding the wildest expectations Ethel Branch ’08, former attorney general of the Navajo Nation, who began the fund in hopes of raising $5000 to assist struggling Navajo and Hopi communities.
How ‘digital witnesses’ are documenting history and challenging the status quo
A recent event hosted by the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society explored how young Black people are using technology for activism around the world.
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Putting the 2020 presidential race in historical context and considering its impact on our democracy
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