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Prime Minister Harper's Apology
As part of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement, a Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established. Before its work got under way, Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued a public apology on June 11, 2008, on behalf of the Canadian government. The apology is part of the process arranged by the government and the First Nations as parties to the agreement, part of an overall attempt to address the government’s role in the history of the Indian Residential Schools.
Faith Despite a Broken World
Read personal reflections on retaining faith after the Holocaust from Jewish scholars and writers.
The Danger of a Single Story
Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie challenges us to consider the power of stories to influence identity, shape stereotypes, and build paths to empathy.
The Danger of a Single Story (UK)
Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie challenges us to consider the power of stories to influence identity, shape stereotypes, and build paths to empathy (Spanish available).
The Danger of a Single Story (en español)
Nigerian writer Chimamanda Adichie challenges us to consider the power of stories to influence identity, shape stereotypes, and build paths to empathy. This reading is in Spanish.
Le danger d’une histoire unique
L’écrivaine nigériane Chimamanda Adichie nous met au défi de considérer le pouvoir des histoires pour influencer l’identité, façonner les stéréotypes et construire des chemins vers l’empathie.
We Need a New American Founding
Scholar Eddie S. Glaude draws from the history of Reconstruction and the the Civil Rights movement to call for a “new American founding.” This reading is available in Spanish.
We Need a New American Founding (en español)
In Spanish, Scholar Eddie S. Glaude draws from the history of Reconstruction and the the Civil Rights movement to call for a “new American founding.”
Le journal de Peter Feigl sur la vie au Chambon-sur-Lignon, janvier 1943
Extrait du journal de Peter Feigl de janvier 1943, dans lequel il décrit son arrivée et sa vie à Chambon-sur-Lignon.
How It Feels to Be Colored Me
Zora Neale Hurston describes her sense of identity and experience being a black woman in this 1928 essay.
Doors to Opportunity
Read about the experiences of two young immigrants to the United States in the late 1800s and how race shaped the kind of education to each of them.