Davis W. Houck, Florida State University Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making inappropriate advances toward her in 1955, has died at the age of 88 …
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10 Enlightening Discoveries from the National Association of Broadcasters Conference
Written by Lisa D. Tinsley The neon lights of Las Vegas served as a beacon for the future of broadcasting this month, as the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Conference …
AI Takes Center Stage: The NAB Show Charts Broadcasting’s Future in the Age of Innovation
Written by Lisa D. Tinsley Las Vegas — The future of broadcasting gleams with the promise of artificial intelligence, a theme that dominated discussions at the 2023 National Association of …
Kris Marsh – Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Maryland Title of course: “Why Are We Still Talking About Race?” What prompted the idea for the course? I am a …
Written by Lisa D. Tinsley Entrepreneurship is a challenging but rewarding journey that requires hard work, perseverance, and a unique set of skills and qualities. For many aspiring entrepreneurs, looking …
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 …
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 …
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 …
‘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 …
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 …
