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Henry Louis Gates Jr

Wole Soyinka will Present 2021 PEN America Award to AAAS Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.

June 23, 2021
On Wednesday, June 23, 2021, PEN America announced in a press release that Nigerian Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka will attend their 2021 Literary Gala celebration and present AAAS Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. with the PEN/Audible Literary Service Award for his profound achievements in literature and history. More details about the gala ceremony being held in New York... Read more about Wole Soyinka will Present 2021 PEN America Award to AAAS Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Evelynn Hammonds

AAAS Professor Hammonds Moderates Conversation With Opal Lee

June 17, 2021
On Thursday, June 17, 2021, The Harvard Gazette published an article titled: ‘We are going to soldier on’ reporting on the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health's webinar “Stories of Juneteenth: A Conversation with Ms. Opal Lee”  featuring Professor  Annette Gordon-Reed, and moderated by AAAS Professor Evelynn Hammonds.  You can access the... Read more about AAAS Professor Hammonds Moderates Conversation With Opal Lee