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New Year 2023 Letter to America
I offer three observations on race relations in America as we enter 2023. First, I'm encouraged by our increased social awareness...

Thomas Jones
Jan 2, 2023


Talking About Common Ground
I recently attended the Martin Luther King Day virtual celebration hosted by Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground at Boston University....

Thomas Jones
Jan 26, 2022


Talking About Woke Racism
I recently read "Woke Racism", an excellent new book by John McWhorter, Columbia University professor and New York Times opinion...

Thomas Jones
Jan 4, 2022


Talking About Diversity, Equity, and Belonging
Recently I attended a webinar titled "Foundations of Diversity, Equity, and Belonging". It was presented by the Dean of Students staff...

Thomas Jones
Nov 10, 2021


Five Minute History Lesson
In 1994 at Cornell University I created and endowed an annual James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial and Intercultural Peace and Harmony....

Thomas Jones
May 11, 2021


This Is Who We Are
On January 6 an insurrectionist mob stormed the Capitol building in Washington, DC. They paraded Confederate flags; one wore a "Camp...

Thomas Jones
Jan 11, 2021
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