Tag: Race
At the beauty salon, Dominican-American women conflicted over quest for straight...
Melissa Godin, New York University
When Chabelly Pacheco – a Dominican-American who moved to Long Island when she was five years old – walks into...
George Romero’s zombies will make Americans reflect on racial violence long...
Erin C. Cassese, West Virginia University
“What’s your zombie apocalypse survival plan?”
The question invites the liveliest discussions of the semester. I teach a course...
Race, cyberbullying and intimate partner violence
Roderick S. Graham, Old Dominion University
Over the past two decades, cyberbullying has become a major focus for parents, educators and researchers. Stopbullying.gov lists several...
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...
The rise of anti-immigrant attitudes, violence and nationalism in Costa Rica
Caitlin Fouratt, California State University, Long Beach
Costa Rica is often thought of as the “Switzerland of the Americas.”
With a stable...
From generations of infidelity and pain, Beyoncé makes ‘Lemonade’
Naeemah Clark, Elon University
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. But apparently a woman scorned is also the foundation of a creative tour...
In a state wrought with racial tension, Jackie Robinson…
In a state wrought with racial tension, Jackie Robinson suited up for his first spring training game
Chris Lamb, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Seventy years ago,...
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...
