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  2020-05-10

  Graduation 50 Years Apart

  In this photo, I am holding a picture of my deceased grandfather while I'm dressed for my undergrad graduation that did not happen. I wanted to take a picture in my regalia on the campus that we both studied at, but due to the pandemic, I was forced to finish my undergrad degree at home. This photo in my regalia reminded me that I could not celebrate this accomplishment at the same place that my grandfather did only 50 years before.
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  2020-04-16

  JFK35 Podcast

  Although it existed before the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the JFKLibrary Twitter account introduced the next season of the JFK35 podcast as a discussion about how President Kennedy's legacy is being carried out in the face of the pandemic. This Tweet not only includes the name and logo of a museum podcast, but also the a ways that podcast, and the the mission of the museum, stay relevant during the pandemic.
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  2020-04-22

  Death of a Legend

  "It has been three months since we lost one of the greatest athletes to walk the earth, his name was Kobe Bryant." This article describes the legacy and impact of Kobe Bryant and was written by a senior journalism student following a beat developed and thought about in terms of the "local" in a journalism course at Pratt Institute that was upended by the pandemic.
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  2020-04-02

  The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music Mourns the Death of Ellis Marsalis

  The Ellis Marsalis Center for Music mourns the death of Ellis Marsalis, renowned pianist and music educator. Coronavirus caused Marsalis's death.