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Moving Bodies and Social Justice

February 16, 2021

Scott Wargo

Oberlin College and the Five Colleges of Ohio present “Moving Bodies and Social Justice,” a series of virtual presentations and workshops developed to explore new curricula and pedagogical approaches that will engage all bodies who want to move within dance communities.
Six dancers perform contemporary group movement

Mister Rogers’ Neighbor, Francois Clemmons ’67

February 12, 2021

Yvonne Gay

When Mister Rogers invited Officer Clemmons—played by Francois Clemmons ’67—to join him in cooling his feet in a pool of water, the pair was not only spending a refreshing moment together, Rogers was proudly showing his viewers where he stood on civil rights at a time when some public pools prohibited Black swimmers.
Two men sit with their feet in a child's pool.

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