The conversation began with a simple question from one teenager to another. "What kind of music do you listen to?" 17-year-old Amanda Ramirez asked, leaning toward a webcam beaming images from her classroom at Chicago's Lincoln Park High School to students in Accra, Ghana. "Do you know about Rihanna, Drake…

Laureates will bring their messages of peace, human rights, and individual responsibility to students, government leaders, international dignitaries and the general public when Chicago hosts the 12th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates April 23 - 25. Read More

In Haiti, actor Sean Penn brushed aside mockery in the media for his penchant for taking up causes. Someone, he said, had to do something after the devastating earthquake. Read More
 

Former President Bill Clinton, a onetime Nobel Peace Prize nominee, will deliver the keynote speech at the opening-night dinner for next month’s 12th World Summit of Nobel Laureates, being held in Chicago.
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While Chicago prepares for the G8 and NATO summits this May, there is another upcoming event that will mark new ground for the city.
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