Tag: African Americans
We study mass surveillance for social control, and we see Trump...
Brittany Friedman, University of Southern California and Raquel Delerme, University of Southern California
President Donald Trump has vowed to...
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...