Tag: African Americans
The untold stories of women in the 1967 Detroit rebellion and...
Lisa Biggs, Michigan State University
The movie “Detroit,” which tells the story of the 1967 Detroit rebellion, has received mixed reviews since its release. Some...
Why Detroit exploded in the summer of 1967
Jeffrey Horner, Wayne State University
When most people see the movie “Detroit,” it’ll likely be their first encounter with the events of July 1967, when...
Why a 2,500-year-old Hebrew poem still matters
David W. Stowe, Michigan State University
At sundown on July 31, Jews around the world will observe Tisha B’av, the most somber of Jewish holidays....
A philosopher argues why no one has the right to refuse...
Mark R Reiff, University of California, Davis
Ever since the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that gay people have the right to marry,...
African-American Music Appreciation Month: 5 essential reads
Nick Lehr, The Conversation
To commemorate African-American Music Appreciation Month this June, California Senator Kamala Harris released a Spotify playlist with songs spanning genres and...
In Tupac’s life, the struggles and triumphs of a generation
Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar, University of Connecticut
Beginning June 16, moviegoers will be able to see the much-anticipated “All Eyez on Me,” the biopic of...
Why taking down Confederate memorials is only a first step
Joshua F.J. Inwood, Pennsylvania State University and Derek H. Alderman, University of Tennessee
Recently the city of New Orleans removed several Confederate monuments from a...
How African-Americans disappeared from the Kentucky Derby
Katherine Mooney, Florida State University
When the horses enter the gate for the 143rd Kentucky Derby, their jockeys will hail from Louisiana, Mexico,...
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...
