Ruth Terry

Ruth is a Black/Puerto Rican American who writes about race, culture, and travel through an equity lens. Follow her on Twitter @Ruth_Terry.

A man swinging a woman on roller skates, Savoy Ballroom, Chicago, Illinois

Education & Society

The History Behind the Roller Skating Trend

Since its invention in 1743, roller skating has been tied to Black social movements.

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Arts & Culture

James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni in Conversation

In 1971, two legends of Black letters discussed Black manhood, white racism, the role of the writer, and the responsibility to teach.

Science & Technology

Can We Build a Better Facebook?

Is it time to turn our back on Facebook? And if so, what social network could possibly replace it?

Science & Technology

The Anatomists of Ancient Alexandria

Cultural forces under the Ptolemaic dynasty briefly allowed scholars like Herophilus to practice dissection—and possibly vivisection—on human subjects.

Politics & History

The Genocide Before the Shoah

For a century, Jews in Turkey have maintained a strategic silence when it comes to recognizing the Armenian genocide. Could that be changing?

Politics & History

Wilhelm Reich: Twice Burned

A psychoanalyst and physician, Reich fled the Nazis only to be detained by the US as an “enemy alien” during World War II. And then came the sexual revolution.

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The History Behind the Roller Skating Trend

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