It makes sense that whatever the topic is, it's more compelling if you can provide the audience with a range of perspectives, and you can cross disciplines. And you don't have to control what people take out of it.
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As the years of work passed at the Smithsonian as a scholar, I realized that Howard had trained me well for the work I wanted to do.
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