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Forum Archives

Our archive preserves the wisdom, insights, and ideas of more than 250 leading thinkers, analysts, innovators, artists, and activists sharing ideas on the issues that shape our world. 

Here you’ll find audio recordings for most presentations and video for presentations for lectures after 2004.

Recent Forums

Children, Race, and Reconciliation

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with Ruby Bridges Original Forum date: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= About Ruby Bridges Ruby Bridges crossed the threshold of William Frantz Elementary School on November 14, 1960, when she was six-years-old and single-handedly…

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The Poet’s Voice

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with Rita Dove Original Forum date: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= About Rita Dove Rita Dove is one of the most honored poets of the late twentieth century. In 1993, she was appointed Poet…

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A Life of Breaking Barriers

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with Buffy Sainte-Marie Original Forum date: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= About Buffy Sainte-Marie Buffy Sainte-Marie is a singer, composer, visual artist, educator, and social activist. She was born on a Cree reservation in…

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Life, with Wit and Humor

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with Andrei Codrescu Original Forum date: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= About Andrei Codrescu Andrei Codrescu is a professor of English at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, a commentator on National Public Radio’s…

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Transcending Racism and Hate

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with Michael Lerner Original Forum date: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= About Michael Lerner Michael Lerner is a political activist, rabbi, and editor of Tikkun, a progressive Jewish interfaith magazine. He is recognized as…

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