By A. Joseph Dial, Purdue University The film “Air,” which tells the story of Nike’s signing of Michael Jordan, isn’t…
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SNAP work requirements don’t actually get more people working – but they do drastically limit the availability of food aid
By Kelsey Pukelis, Harvard Kennedy School The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would cut spending, in part…
How dirty old used cars from the US and Europe carry on polluting … in Africa
By Daniel Merino, The Conversation and Mend Mariwany The typical car will go for its last drive sometime between its…
How One Patient’s Textured Hair Nearly Kept Her From a Needed EEG
By Tarena Lofton, California Healthline Sadé Lewis of Queens, New York, has suffered migraines since she was a kid, and…
Woman at center of Till killing has died
By Jerry Mitchell, Mississippi Today The white woman at the center of the Emmett Till saga, Carolyn Bryant Donham, has…
Harry Belafonte leveraged stardom for social change, his powerful voice always singing a song for justice
By Aram Goudsouzian, University of Memphis In May 1963, as civil rights demonstrations rocked the city of Birmingham, Alabama, Harry…
White power movements in US history have often relied on veterans – and not on lone wolves
By Kathleen Belew, Northwestern University For decades, the white power movement has gained steady momentum in the U.S. Kathleen Belew…
Harry Belafonte, legendary entertainer and civil rights activist, dies at 96
Revered and iconic civil rights activist, and legendary singer Harry Belafonte passed away today at age 96. Belafonte, who was…
Kawaski Trawick was killed by an NYPD officer. Four years later, his mother hopes a hearing holds someone accountable.
This story was originally published by The 19th By Candice Norwood, The 19th It has been four years and 10…
Don Lemon and Tucker Carlson: Cable news veterans get canned
Fate has a way of showing up when you least expect it. That’s what two prominent cable news anchors learned…
