Civil rights

Our Shared Paths to Justice: Learning from Desmond Tutu’s Faith and Activism

The late Desmond Tutu’s inspiring activism helped South Africa address the deep injustices that permeated daily life under Apartheid—a crushing system of institutionalized...

The First Brave Step: A Conversation with Ruby Bridges

The Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights will host an intimate conversation with Ruby Bridges, an iconic figure in U.S. civil rights history and an inspiring figure in the...

2021 MLK Jr. Day – A Conversation with Justice Alan Page

In honor of MLK Jr. Day 2021, Justice Alan Page ’67 reflects on the challenges facing our nation at this moment in history and on a lifetime of work dedicated to equal justice...

Richard Hunt: Legend, Friend

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To Be or Not to Be Free

Artist Faith Ringgold was born in 1930 in Harlem and began making art when she was very young. As a child, she was often sick, and making art helped her pass the time while...

Race, Religion, and Reparative Justice: Black Lives Matter and International Human Rights

Alex Hsu, a postdoctoral research associate with the Ansari Institute, talks with Diane Desierto, associate professor of human rights law and global affairs at the Keough School...

Maquette for Wing Generator

Richard Hunt developed an interest in art from an early age. From seventh grade on, he attended the Junior School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Hunt then went on to study there...

An American Imam on Overcoming Racism, Militarism, and Unbridled Capitalism

Mahan Mirza, executive director of the Ansari Institute, speaks with Imam Zaid Shakir, co-founder and senior faculty member of Zaytuna College. Together, they discuss the deaths...

Racial and Social Justice

All The Boys

Considered one of the most influential Contemporary American artists, Carrie Mae Weems is a photographer and video installation artist who examines family relationships, sexism,...

Frank Hayden: A Mid-Century Sculptor Between Catholicism and the Civil Rights Movement

Sculptor Frank Hayden (1936-1988), a favorite student of and collaborator with Ivan Meštrović, received his MFA from Notre Dame in 1959. The uniqueness of Hayden’s art is...

2020 MLK Celebration Luncheon – A Conversation with Civil Rights Leader Diane Nash

The fifth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Luncheon sponsored by the Office of the President and the Oversight Committee on Diversity and Inclusion had Diane Nash as the...