I had the chance to sit down with community leader Donovan Harris to talk about his life, his work and his ministry. Because he was traveling to Yale University this week to speak about a film that was made about his life, I assumed this is how the conversation would begin. Instead, he spoke first about his children. “To be a father, that’s my main thing. That’s above and … [Read more...]
Reflections from one of the ‘500 Plates’
On Oct. 4, 500 diverse Akronites gathered together for a meal on Akron’s Innerbelt Highway. The project was called 500 Plates, and was organized by San Francisco artist Hunter Franks, with funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. 1 p.m. I am standing at the foot of the longest table my eyes have ever seen. Plates are set out, glasses turned upside down for … [Read more...]
