Tag: African Americans
Racism produces subtle brain changes that lead to increased disease risk...
Negar Fani, Emory University and Nathaniel Harnett, Harvard Medical School
The U.S. is in the midst of a racial...
‘Good Times’: 50 years ago, Norman Lear changed TV with a...
Angela M. Nelson, Bowling Green State University
I loved watching Norman Lear’s trailblazing television shows when I was growing...
What do a Black scientist, nonprofit executive and filmmaker have in...
Adia Harvey Wingfield, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
American workplaces talk a lot about...
6 books that explain the history and meaning of Juneteenth
Corey D. B. Walker, Wake Forest University
After decades of being celebrated at mostly the local level, Juneteenth –...
A brief history of the Black church’s diversity, and its vital...
Jason Oliver Evans, University of Virginia
With religious affiliation on the decline, continuing racism and increasing income inequality, some...
Pit bulls went from America’s best friend to public enemy –...
Colin Dayan, Vanderbilt University
As recently as 50 years ago, the pit bull was America’s favorite dog. Pit bulls...
What is Afrofuturism? An English professor explains
Julian C. Chambliss, Michigan State University
The new sci-fi musical “Neptune Frost,” set in a Rwandan village constructed with...
Why is the FDA seeking to ban menthol cigarettes? 4 questions...
David Mendez, University of Michigan and Rafael Meza, University of Michigan
The FDA has opened the public comment period...
EXPLORING NATURE
Climate change is making plants less nutritious − that could already...
Ellen Welti, Smithsonian Institution
More than one-third of all animals on Earth, from beetles to cows to elephants, depend...
