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    TEDxWomen asks: What does an informed and engaged community look like in a connected world?

    Published December 1, 2011 by

    TEDxWomen attendees at a lunch hosted by Knight Foundation. Photo credit: Michael Priest Photography Does community engagement necessarily follow information? Has technology and the new ability to make connections within communities killed traditional roles of citizenship? If you could do anything to increase the pool of informed, engaged citizens, what would it be? These were some of the questions discussed today during a Knight Foundation- sponsored lunch at TEDxWomen in New York entitled “Informed and Engaged Communities in a Connected World.”
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    A Coincidental Sound

    Published December 1, 2011 by

    By Gregory Lucas-Myers, Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History On November, 16, 2011, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History played host to a screening of “Soundtrack for a Revolution,” a documentary that examined music’s multiple roles in the Civil Rights Movement. Gregory Lucas-Myers, intern at...
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    Conference brings together Arab American scholars and activists from across Michigan and the globe

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    By Matthew Jaber Stiffler, Arab American National Museum For four days in early November, the Arab American National Museum (AANM) was the site of performances and discussions that highlighted contemporary issues within the Arab American community. The four-day convening of scholars and community activists began with a musical performance and...
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    Boston’s Citi Performing Arts Center takes It to the streets

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    By Sue D. Sullivan, Citi Performing Arts Center For Citi Performing Arts Center, 31 talented Boston-area teens, and over 11,000 unsuspecting audience members, the Summer of 2011 will be remembered for over 131 extraordinary performances bursting from the most ordinary of places. [caption id="attachment_29292" align="aligncenter" width="332" caption="The City Spotlights Leaders...
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    Random Acts of Culture™ Charlotte Update

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    By Ryan Deal, Arts & Science Council   As part of my responsibilities as the Program Director for Community at ASC, I oversee the Random Acts of Culture initiative which is made possible with the support of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Earlier this month, I spent...
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    TEDXWomen: innovative solutions for global challenges

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        Today, Knight Foundation is supporting TEDxWomen, hosted by the Paley Center for Media concurrently at their offices in New York and Los Angeles.   This year’s conference seeks to bring awareness to and engage more people in discussions about the role of women and girls as powerful change agents with innovative solutions for global challenges. — By Jeff Coates, Knight Staff
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    Four must-see off-Basel events

    Published December 1, 2011 by

    It is almost impossible — well, it is impossible — to experience and absorb all of the art on display this week during Art Basel. Add together all of the other off-Basel exhibits and events and the task seems even more daunting. The smaller venues featured below offer the weary...
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    Motionpoems — coming to a screen near you

    Published November 30, 2011 by

    The idea of marrying film and poetry isn’t a groundbreaking idea, but it’s an ingenious one. The Poetry Foundation and PBS have taken a stab at it with "Poetry Everywhere;" former Poet Laureate Billy Collins made a foray with Action Poetry. Beyond that, I’ve noticed a growing number of stand-alone,...
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    Hatching leadership and retail across Detroit

    Published November 30, 2011 by

    Hatch Detroit's co-founders Nick Gorga and Ted Balowski If we Detroiters are passionate about our city and eager to engage in our community, how do we go about simply - and fully - unlocking our collective energy? It’s a question we at Knight Foundation ponder and work on everyday as we pursue our mission of informed and engaged communities. Today, with this question in mind, we’re delighted to announce a grant $50,000 grant to Hatch Detroit, a non-profit that engages Detroiters through retail entrepreneurship contests.
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    “Place Matters” cited among the best venue to tell the story of community engagement and placemaking

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      “Place Matters,” a weekly radio program, is being featured in The Atlantic as among one of the “best venues to tell the story” of placemaking and community engagement. Profiling the innovating placemaking work of various cities, the program also showcases successful ideas from everyday citizens who are involved in making their communities a better place to live.
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    Knight Chair leads conversation with sports journalists in wake of alleged Penn State sex abuse scandal

    Published November 29, 2011 by

    Update - Dec. 2: Watch the video from the session, "Covering Controversy," with Penn State's Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society Malcolm Moran and leading journalists. More info on the event is below. Tonight, a conversation with major sports journalists in the wake of the alleged child sex abuse scandal at Penn State will be moderated by Malcolm Moran, the Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society at Penn State University. Malcolm Moran The conversation, which will begin at 7:30 p.m. EST, will “highlight the critical need for transparency in reporting on college athletic programs.” The event will be live-streamed. To participate, viewers can also follow @CurleyCenter on Twitter and use the hashtag #PSUstory to ask questions. Moran is seen as a leading resource by top media organizations currently covering the ongoing scandal. He has over 30 years of experience as an award-winning and respected sports journalist at USA Today, The New York Times, Newsday and Chicago Tribune. Moran has written about the story for The New York Times, touching on how the scandal has affected him personally: