The role of art and forgiveness in democracy

<p><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pi&period;tedcdn&period;com&sol;r&sol;talkstar-assets&period;s3&period;amazonaws&period;com&sol;production&sol;talks&sol;talk&lowbar;147531&sol;daeffef5-c767-4658-bd0f-3b36a7ceaa9d&sol;MarcBamuthiJosephandWendyWhelan&lowbar;2024N-embed&period;jpg&quest;u&percnt;5Br&percnt;5D&equals;2&&num;038&semi;u&percnt;5Bs&percnt;5D&equals;0&period;5&&num;038&semi;u&percnt;5Ba&percnt;5D&equals;0&period;8&&num;038&semi;u&percnt;5Bt&percnt;5D&equals;0&period;03&&num;038&semi;quality&equals;82c&equals;1050&percnt;2C550&&num;038&semi;w&equals;1050" alt&equals;""><br &sol;>&NewLine;Can art pave the way for a politically divided nation to move forward&quest; Artist&comma; cultural strategist and TED Fellow Marc Bamuthi Joseph reflects on the role of art&comma; forgiveness and remembrance in the pursuit of public healing — especially at a time when trust is contested and community forums fractured&period; Wendy Whelan&comma; associate artistic director of the New York City Ballet&comma; joins him on stage for a rendition of &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Carnival of the Animals&comma;” exploring how the cuckoo bird exemplifies the cycles of inaction that lead to injustice&period; It&&num;8217&semi;s more than a performance — it&&num;8217&semi;s a reckoning&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<br &sol;> <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;ted&period;com&sol;talks&sol;marc&lowbar;bamuthi&lowbar;joseph&lowbar;and&lowbar;wendy&lowbar;whelan&lowbar;the&lowbar;role&lowbar;of&lowbar;art&lowbar;and&lowbar;forgiveness&lowbar;in&lowbar;democracy&quest;rss&equals;172BB350-0205" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">Source<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js&quest;client&equals;ca-pub-5730108346191534" &NewLine; crossorigin&equals;"anonymous"><&sol;script><p class&equals;"wpsai&lowbar;spacing&lowbar;before&lowbar;adsense"><&sol;p><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js&quest;client&equals;ca-pub-5730108346191534" &NewLine; crossorigin&equals;"anonymous"><&sol;script>