Sprawl, Body Odor, and Disaster in Beirut
Well-researched stories from NPR, The Guardian, and more great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Clean Skin, Ancient Microbes, and Mom Shame
Well-researched stories from The New Yorker, Wired, and more great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Kimberlé Crenshaw’s Intersectional Feminism
Legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw broke new ground by showing how women of color were left out of feminist and anti-racist discourse.
T. rex Physics, Lost Vegetables, and Coming Dystopias
Well-researched stories from Wired, Atlas Obscura, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Hot Dogs, Mourning, and Native Oklahoma
Well-researched stories from CNN, Maclean's, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Helpful Rats, Terrifying Chickens, and Risky Thinking
Well-researched stories from NPR, The Walrus, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Vaccine Tests, Confederate Names, and Real Pain
Well-researched stories from Wired, The Washington Post, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Shirley Chisholm: Sisterhood Is Complicated
A 1974 interview on feminism and politics with the first Black major-party candidate for president.
Dark Matter, Dolphin Education, and Doomscrolling
Well-researched stories from Aeon, Science Magazine, and other publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Media Literacy & Fake News: A Syllabus
Ten lessons from the past and steps we can take now to educate ourselves and our students about how to be a thoughtful consumer of information.
Five Decades of Black Activism in St. Louis
Elizabeth Hinton, Percy Green II, Robin D. G. Kelley, Tef Poe, George Lipsitz, and Jamala Rogers trace the history from Civil Rights to Black Lives Matter.
Toilet Plumes, Black Commons, and Romanian Orphans
Well-researched stories from The Cut, The Atlantic, and other publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
15 Black Women Who Should Be (More) Famous
Honoring the scientists, poets, activists, doctors, and librarians--those we know and those we don't.
Juneteenth and the Emancipation Proclamation
The emancipation of enslaved people in the U.S. took place over a protracted period. The articles in this curated list dig into the complicated history.
Juneteenth in the Alternative Press
Reports in the underground press demonstrate how Juneteenth has been celebrated as both a social and political gathering in the twentieth century.
Cop Shows, COVID Design, and Ancient Plague
Well-researched stories from The Conversation, The New York Times Magazine, and other publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
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.
Filmmaker Marlon Riggs: “Notice Is Served”
The award-winning Black gay filmmaker, author, and activist Marlon Riggs left a legacy of protest against racism and homophobia.
Alondra Nelson: Leave More Genius Work Behind
How do those who have been the objects of scientific study and medical experimentation become the agents or the producers of scientific knowledge?
Black Exhaustion, Police Violence, and Challenge Trials
Well-researched stories from NBC, the Marshall Project, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Barbara Christian on Audre Lorde
Audre Lorde's influence on contemporary intersectional feminism was profound, as pioneering Black literary scholar Barbara Christian wrote.
Racism and Black Men’s Health, Ghost Forests, and Troublesome Tweets
Well-researched stories from Atlas Obscura, ScienceLine, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Little Richard, Cordons Sanitaires, and Shiny Chocolate
Well-researched stories from The Conversation, Items, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
Zoom Fatigue, Bold Rats, and Drive-in Church
Well-researched stories from Quartz, Wired, and other great publications that bridge the gap between news and scholarship.
These Plants Are Ready for Their Closeup
Move over cats of the internet, here comes something greener.