‘WandaVision’ echoes myths of Isis, Orpheus and Kisa Gotami to explain how grief and...
Michael Nichols, Martin University
During a flashback scene in Marvel’s Disney Plus show “WandaVision,” the superpowered android Vision comforts...
Giving food pantry clients choices – and gently nudging them toward nutritious foods –...
Caitlin Caspi, University of Connecticut and Marlene B. Schwartz, University of Connecticut
Food banks and pantries across the U.S....
Ending food insecurity in Native communities means restoring land rights, handing back control
Valarie Blue Bird Jernigan, Oklahoma State University
For Indigenous people in the U.S., food is considered a sacred gift....
Body cameras help monitor police but can invade people’s privacy
Bryce C. Newell, University of Oregon
In the course of their work, police officers encounter people who are intoxicated,...
‘What’s Going On’ at 50 – Marvin Gaye’s Motown classic is as relevant today...
Tyina Steptoe, University of Arizona
Motown wasn’t really known for its politically conscious music. Then came “What’s Going On.”
Pain of police killings ripples outward to traumatize Black people and communities across US
Denise A. Herd, University of California, Berkeley
It’s been one year since George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police...
How theater can help communities heal from the losses and trauma of the pandemic
Joel Christensen, Brandeis University
President Joe Biden began his presidency by memorializing the 400,000 American lives that had been...
Video shows students still get paddled in US schools
F. Chris Curran, University of Florida
The image of a teacher paddling or spanking a student at school may...
