Each year, Tufts University hosts a celebration honoring the life and work of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year's event is titled “A Single Garment of Destiny: Stories of Resilience and Hope" and will begin with students sharing stories of resilience and hope that center on the quote from Dr. King’s 1964 speech at the Methodist Student Leadership Conference. After a light dinner, Tufts welcomes back graduates Christina Greer (class of 2000) and Zerlina Maxwell (class of 2003)…

White people in the U.S. live in a racially insular social environment, which lowers their stamina for enduring racial stress and triggers defensive responses that inhibit productive discussion. Join Dr. Robin DiAngelo, author of “White Fragility in America,” and journalist and educator Dr. Jack Hill for a conversation about what inculcates white fragility and what perspectives and skills white people need to build their racial stamina. This session may also benefit underrepresented communities who wonder why white people are so…

The Vietnamese Students Club at Tufts University host their annual Culture Show event where they will share the different aspects of Vietnamese culture. Try Vietnamese cuisine, play Vietnamese games, and witness Vietnamese dancing while enjoying musical performances by local artists. There are also chances for raffles, in which the profits are donated to a chosen charity. Free and open to the public.

Tufts University invites the community to its annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration, presented in person and also available via livestream. This year's theme, " 'We Don't Have Much Time:' Raising Consciousness and Building the Future Now," is inspired by a series of lectures King offered in 1968 that were published as a book entitled "The Trumpet of Conscience." The guiding quote reads, “But we do not have much time. The revolutionary spirit is already world-wide. If the…

Tufts University invites the community to the symposium, “Building Collaborations to Support the Health and well-being of Brazilians in the U.S.” Learn about organizations serving Brazilian communities and current research on Brazilian immigrant health. Panelists will identify shared priorities and explore avenues for collaboration. Register through the online form.    

Tufts University invites the community to its annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration, titled "Single Garment of Destiny." The  theme comes from King's 1963 "Letter from Birmingham Jail," which includes this quote: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial ‘outside agitator’ idea." Keynote speaker will…

Kyera Singleton, executive director of the Royall House & Slave Quarters, will be one of the panelists at the annual Tufts Community Symposium, subtitled, "Creating Knowledge: Exploring possibilities for community-based research partnerships." Singleton will join Tufts professors Kendra Field and Kerri Greenidge in a conversation about their collective work as public historians of slavery, freedom, and African-American communities. Their public projects, including their latest work as scholars for the City of Boston’s Reparations Task Force, helps to shape the future…