Harvard Foundation

The '''Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations''' was founded in 1981 by the [[President of Harvard University|President]] and Deans of [[Harvard University]] to improve relations among racial and ethnic groups at the University.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Keller |first1=Morton |last2=Keller |first2=Phyllis |title=Making Harvard Modern: The Rise of America's University |publisher=Oxford University Press |date=November 15, 2001 |page=477 |isbn=978-0-195-14457-4}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2006/9/29/harvard-foundation-celebrates-25th-the-harvard |title=Harvard Foundation Celebrates 25th |publisher=The Harvard Crimson |accessdate=26 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="HarvardFoundation">{{cite web |url=http://www.harvardfoundation.fas.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do |title=The Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations |publisher=The Harvard Foundation |accessdate=26 November 2013}}</ref> The Harvard Foundation sponsors activities to promote interracial and intercultural awareness in the Harvard community that range from student-led discussions on issues regarding [[Cultural diversity|diversity]] to ceremonies that highlight the [[Multiculturalism|multicultural]] contributions of people within and beyond [[Harvard College|Harvard]].<ref name="HarvardFoundation" /><ref>{{cite book |last=Fox |first=Dov |title=The Truth AbOUT Harvard: A Behind the Scenes Look at Admissions and Life on Campus |publisher=Princeton Review |date=September 14, 2004 |page=41 |isbn=978-0-375-76435-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/1997/04.24/CultivatingFrie.html |title=Harvard Foundation: 16 Years of Promoting Cultural Understanding and Harmony |publisher=The Harvard Gazette |accessdate=26 November 2013}}</ref>

==Cultural Rhythms Artist of the Year==
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*2014: [[LL Cool J]]
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*2013: [[Nicole Scherzinger]]
*2012: [[John Legend]]
*2011: [[Shakira]]
*2010: [[Wyclef Jean]]
*2009: [[Dan Aykroyd]]
*2008: [[Herbie Hancock]]
*2007: [[Laurence Fishburne]]
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*2006: [[Salma Hayek]]
*2005: [[Jada Pinkett Smith]]
*2004: [[George Lopez]]
*2003: [[Queen Latifah]]
*2002: [[Blair Underwood]]
*2001: [[Jackie Chan]]
*2000: [[Matt Damon]]
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*1999: [[Will Smith]]
*1998: [[Halle Berry]]
*1997: [[Sinbad (comedian)|Sinbad]]
*1996: [[Denzel Washington]]
*1995: [[Denise Nicholas]]
*1994: [[Andy García]]
*1993: [[Graham Greene (actor)|Graham Greene]]
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*1992: [[Jimmy Smits]]
*1991: [[Phylicia Rashād]]
*1990: [[Danny Aiello]]
*1989: [[Florence Griffith Joyner]]
*1988: [[Rubén Blades]]
*1987: [[Marilyn McCoo]]
*1986: [[Debbie Allen]]
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==[[Peter J. Gomes]] Humanitarian of the Year==
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*2013: [[Malala Yousafzai]]
*2012: [[Hans Rosling]]
*2011: [[Lionel Richie]]
*2010: [[Thorbjørn Jagland]]
*2009: [[Chesley Sullenberger]]
*2008: [[Dolores Huerta]]
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*2007: [[Ruby Dee]]
*2006: [[Tommy Hilfiger]]
*2005: [[Sharon Stone]]
*2004: [[James Earl Jones]]
*2003: [[Charles E. Blake]]
*2002: [[Queen Noor of Jordan]]
*1998: [[W. Richard West, Jr.]]
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*1997: [[David Ho (scientist)|David Ho]]
*1990: [[Louis Wade Sullivan]]
*1986 (Fall): [[Wilma Mankiller]]
*1986 (Spring): [[R. C. Gorman]]
*1984 (Fall): [[Benjamin Hooks]]
*1984 (Fall): [[Desmond Tutu]]
*1984 (Spring): [[Martin Luther King, Sr.]]
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==References==
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[[Category:Harvard University]]
[[Category:Multiculturalism]]
[[Category:Pluralism (philosophy)]]
[[Category:Race in the United States]]
[[Category:Race and education in the United States]]
[[Category:Cultural history of Boston, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Foundations based in the United States]]