While National Medal of Honor Month is ending, plans to develop a museum and monument for the award are continuing. Numerous Medal of Honor recipients were in Washington, D.C., earlier this week to talk over ideas for a monument on the National Mall, and a museum, to be built in Arlington, Texas. Britt Slabinski, a retired U.S. .
Today is National Day of Racial Healing, which aims to encourage more dialogue about race and racism. Events commemorating the day in New York include conversations about the legacy of Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. and a forum of community leaders promoting racial healing in health equity work. .
The beginning of a new year is a time for resolutions, offering people a chance to assess their own values and priorities. Some might wish to cut down on how much they buy, and researchers have warned that the drive toward consumerism is closely linked to death anxiety. Doctor Tim Kasser, an emeritus professor of psychology at Knox College who researches terror management theory. .