1. Register for Literary Arts Festival (Tues. April 13, 5-6:30 pm) LAF is seeking to profile City Tech Student lives: Submit photographs before pandemic/after pandemic/at work/at home to: CityTechLAF@citytech.cuny.edu
  2. Read op-ed written by legendary Congressman and Civil Rights Activist John Lewis, right before his death — which he knew was coming.

“Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation”

3. Watch this amazing commencement address Lewis gave at CCNY in 2019:

 CCNY 2019 Commencement Speech

4. Read the linked article on Huge Ma, developer of Turbo Vax. Ma created his site to help all Americans find vaccination appointments but shut it down for two days to protest incidents of anti-Asian prejudice (related to the mistaken belief that — fake news really — that China purposely created the virus — a lie perpetuated by former President Donald Trump).

5. Get New York Times App (free for City Tech Students):  New York Times account

Over the break, follow articles in the NYTimes and find a topic you are passionate about. Look up articles on the library data bases. We’ll continue with this assignment (UNIT 2) upon our return on Tues. April 6th