Sometimes chance encounters plant the seeds for something great. Historic proof of this point became apparent to me when I recently attended one of the DC Music Salons… Read More », at my local library (Watha T. Daniel in Washington, D.C.) The
Author Archives: Natalie Hopkinson
‘American Culture is Really Our Only Hope’
Cultural diplomacy is the exchange of ideas, information, values, systems, traditions, beliefs, and other aspects of culture, with the intention of fostering mutual understanding.
– Political scientist Milton C. Cummings Jr.
I spent most of the morning at a conference… Read More »
IF and Walking Away from Omelas
This July, I was part of a group academics, political advisors, playwrights and writers, international aid organizers, activists, professors and journalists who were invited to attend an “ideas festival” in the Aspen mountains, free of charge, as “scholars.” On the… Read More »
Embracing the Random with Howard University Alumni
… Read More »The magic in some discussions come from the unexpected–the stuff you just can’t script. That was the lesson in a recent education discussion in Washington, D.C.
For several months, the Interactivity Foundation has been sponsoring small-group public policy discussions through
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