What are HeLa cells? A cancer biologist explains
By Ivan Martinez, West Virginia University In an amazing twist of fate, the aggressive cervical cancer tumor that killed Henrietta Lacks, a 31-year old African American mother, became an essential…
By Ivan Martinez, West Virginia University In an amazing twist of fate, the aggressive cervical cancer tumor that killed Henrietta Lacks, a 31-year old African American mother, became an essential…
By Lorna Grisby, The Conversation Seven months after the horrific beating death by police of Memphis, Tennessee, motorist Tyre Nichols, the Justice Department, on July 27, 2023, launched a civil…
The promise of economic stability that comes with higher education has not materialized for Black women, who are paid less than their counterparts even after earning a degree. This story…
By Leonardo A. Villalón, University of Florida The West African nation Niger is under military rule following a coup in which President Mohamed Bazoum was overthrown and held captive by…
By Katelyn Best, West Virginia University In April 2023, DJ Supalee hosted Supafest Reunion 2023 to celebrate entertainers and promoters within the U.S. Deaf community. Rapper Beautiful The Artist performs…
By Howard Manly, The Conversation In its 5-4 Allen v. Milligan decision on June 8, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the state of Alabama to redraw its congressional voting…
By Henry L. Chambers Jr., University of Richmond In two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2023 summer recess, Chief Justice John Roberts wrote majority opinions that involved the use…
By Stephen Kofi Diko, University of Memphis; Danilo Palazzo, University of Cincinnati , and Leah Hollstein, University of Cincinnati When students at Hughes STEM High School in Cincinnati were asked…
By Rochelle Anne Davis, Georgetown University and Eileen Kane, Connecticut College A Florida law that took effect on July 1, 2023, restricts how educators in the state’s public colleges and…
By Nicole A. Cooke, University of South Carolina Despite misconceptions and stereotypes – ranging from what librarians Gretchen Keer and Andrew Carlos have described as the “middle-aged, bun-wearing, comfortably shod,…