Rowhea Elmesky, Associate Professor of Education, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and Olivia Marcucci, Assistant Professor of Education, Johns Hopkins University When a white Texas…
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Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss’s death should spark real conversations about the cost of Black celebrity
Cheryl Thompson – Assistant Professor, Performance, Toronto Metropolitan University On December 13, 2022, dancer and DJ Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss died from suicide at age 40. Like many, I was incredibly shocked…
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Disney’s Black mermaid is no breakthrough – just look at the literary subgenre of Black mermaid fiction
Jessica Pressman – Professor of English and Comparative Literature, San Diego State University Mermaids have become a cultural phenomenon, and clashes about mermaids and race have spilled out into the…
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‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ continues the series’ quest to recover and celebrate lost cultures
Julian C. Chambliss – Professor of English, Michigan State University As someone who teaches and writes about Afrofuturism, I’ve been eagerly awaiting the release of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.” I’m…
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Before you vote for a senator, here are some facts about what they actually do
Rachel Paine Caufield – Professor of Political Science, Drake University Fetterman or Oz? Walker or Warnock? Bolduc or Hassan? Kelly or Masters? Hard-fought races for the U.S. Senate are dominating…
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Yes, Black patients do want to help with medical research – here are ways to overcome the barriers that keep clinical trials from recruiting diverse populations
Julia Liu – Professor of Medicine, Morehouse School of Medicine and RaKetra Snipes Physician Assistant in Gastroenterology, Morehouse School of Medicine Clinical trial participants are predominantly white. Despite Black and Hispanic…
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Excelling as a musician takes practice and requires opportunities – not just lucky genes
Bryan Nichols – Associate Professor of Music, Penn State What makes talented musicians so good at what they do? There’s plenty of evidence that people can be born that way.…
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Roe v. rap: Hip-hop artists have long wrestled with reproductive rights
A.D. Carson – Assistant Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia Hip-hop culture is often recognized as being born on Aug. 11, 1973. That was about seven months after Roe v. Wade, the…
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It’s a myth that sunscreen prevents melanoma in people of color – a dermatologist explains
Melanoma is a potentially deadly form of skin cancer that effects people of every racial and ethnic group. The risk factor most closely linked to developing melanoma is exposure to…