Tag: Juneteenth
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 –...
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...
From grandfather to grandson, the lessons of the Tulsa race massacre
Gregory B. Fairchild, University of Virginia
My family sat down to watch the first episode of HBO’s “Watchmen” last October. Stephen Williams, the director, included...
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...
