Tag: hollywood
Harry Belafonte leveraged stardom for social change, his powerful voice always...
Aram Goudsouzian, University of Memphis
In May 1963, as civil rights demonstrations rocked the city of Birmingham, Alabama, Harry...
What is involuntary manslaughter? A law professor explains the charge facing...
Peter A. Joy, Washington University in St Louis
A prosecutor in New Mexico intends to charge Alec Baldwin with...
Resounding success of ‘Black Panther’ franchise says little about the dubious...
Phillip Lamarr Cunningham, Wake Forest University
When Marvel Studios released “Black Panther” in February 2018, it marked the first...
Why is ‘Blonde’ – Netflix’s Marilyn Monroe biopic – rated NC-17...
Kevin Sandler, Arizona State University
The NC-17 rating has historically been a film certification that’s bad for business due...
5 unsung films that dramatize America’s rich labor history
Peter Dreier, Occidental College
Unions are more popular now than at any time since 1965, and the U.S. is...
After Hollywood thwarted Anna May Wong, the actress took matters into...
Shirley J. Lim, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
The U.S. Mint will, over the next...
Sidney Poitier – Hollywood’s first Black leading man reflected the civil...
Aram Goudsouzian, University of Memphis
In the summer of 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. introduced the keynote speaker for the 10th-anniversary convention banquet of the...
Hollywood’s love of guns increases the risk of shootings – both...
Brad Bushman, The Ohio State University and Dan Romer, University of Pennsylvania
In what appears to be a tragic...
EXPLORING NATURE
Formula 1 racing shows the hard part of reaching net‑zero carbon...
Caitlin Grady, George Washington University and Sachi Nandurkar, George Washington University
Formula 1 auto racing is one of the...
