Tag: African American
A century ago, a Black-owned team ruled basketball − today, no...
Jared Bahir Browsh, University of Colorado Boulder
For the first time in 20 years, the NBA began its season...
20 years after the publication of ‘Purple Hibiscus,’ a generation of...
Simon Lewis, College of Charleston
Twenty years ago, in October 2003, 26-year-old Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie burst onto...
Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson made a suggestion during the 1963 March...
Bev-Freda Jackson, American University School of Public Affairs
Every now and then, a voice can matter. Mahalia Jackson had...
Reggae’s sacred roots and call to protest injustice
David W. Stowe, Michigan State University
July 1 is International Reggae Day – a time to celebrate the popular music of Jamaica with dance...
How images change our race bias
S. Brent Rodriguez-Plate, Hamilton College
Images are not static. They grab our attention, incite desire, alter our relations to others, and tweak our beliefs, as...
What Kwanzaa means for black Americans
Frank Dobson, Vanderbilt University
On Dec. 26, millions throughout the world’s African community will start weeklong celebrations of Kwanzaa. There will be daily ceremonies with...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
