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Black History Month: Honoring the Past, Remembering the Future
Of course, Black history shouldn’t just be a month-long nod on our yearly calendar — it is inextricable from American history and fundamental to the very soul of our nation and our past, present, and future. We’ve put together a collection of talks, podcasts, and interviews from Aspen Ideas speakers that celebrate Black joy, community, and genius while grappling with the indelible role of racism in our society.

Q&A
Beauty: A Story of Who We Are
Jessica Cruel, Editor-in-Chief of Allure, discusses why certain beauty buzzwords are banned from the magazine, reflects on the evolution of the industry, and shares her vision...
Article

2022 Festival
America the Beautiful
Video — 50m 59s

2022 Health
Can Medicine Become More Equitable?
Video — 50m 2s

Q&A
Can We Transcend Race While Fighting Racism?
Writer Thomas Chatterton Williams on the moment his understanding of race shifted and what we need to unlearn to be truly anti-racist.
Article


Apr 13, 2022
Reckoning with America’s History of Slavery
Podcast — 1h 7m

2021 Festival
Remembering the Past, Imagining the Future: How the Legacy of Slavery Still Shapes Us
Video — 21m 42s


May 25, 2021
Unequal from the Start: Racism’s Deep Roots in American Medicine
Podcast — 52m


Mar 30, 2021
How One Woman's Detective Work Uncovered a Racist Tax System
Podcast — 51m

Interview
Who Gets to Tell Our History?
When children see themselves and their communities mirrored in school curriculum, they learn better. But traditional curriculum situates people of the African Diaspora in a mi...
Article
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