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How Black writers and journalists have wielded punctuation in their activism

by lisadtinsley August 25, 2021

Written by Eurie Dahn – Associate Professor of English, The College of Saint Rose Using punctuation and capitalization as a form of protest doesn’t exactly scream radicalism. But in debates…

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Tracing the history of farming across Africa gives clues to low production outputs

by lisadtinsley August 17, 2021

Henning Bjornlund – Professor, Business School, University of South Australia; André F. van Rooyen – Principal Scientist, Innovation Systems for the Drylands., CGIAR System Organization; Vibeke Bjornlund – Researcher,School of…

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Aretha Franklin
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How Aretha Franklin asserted control over her career, paving the way for female musicians

by lisadtinsley August 14, 2021

Adam Gustafson Assistant Teaching Professor of Music, Penn State “I need a change,” Aretha Franklin says at one point in “Respect,” the new film starring Jennifer Hudson as the Queen…

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Four Haitian novels that beautifully blend history, memory and reality

by lisadtinsley August 14, 2021

Marlene Daut – Professor of African Diaspora Studies, University of Virginia Following the July 7, 2021 assassination of Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse and after one Haitian official requested that the…

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There’s a long history of dances being pilfered for profit – and TikTok is the latest battleground

by lisadtinsley July 29, 2021

Jill Vasbinder Senior Lecturer in Dance, University of Maryland, Baltimore County In January 2020, 14-year-old Jalaiah Harmon created what would become one of the biggest viral dance sensations on TikTok.…

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Why Gil Scott-Heron’s ‘Whitey on the Moon’ still feels relevant today

by lisadtinsley July 21, 2021

A.D. Carson Assistant Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia     Not long after the July 20, 1969, Moon landing, Gil Scott-Heron – a poet hailed as the “Godfather of Rap” – released…

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Restaurant U To Connect At-Risk Houston Kids With World-class Eateries

by lisadtinsley July 21, 2021

A new program will introduce some of Houston’s most vulnerable children to a world of culinary possibilities. Entitled Restaurant U, the initiative is a partnership between local non-profit Homemade Hope and the Greater Houston Texas Restaurant…

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Southern University tackles food deserts with Agriculture and Food Research Initiative

by lisadtinsley July 7, 2021

LLENA (AI) Health Solutions Inc. recently announced a partnership with Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to support their “Center of Excellence for Nutrition, Health, Wellness, and Quality of Life” initiative…

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Spelman College Joins Blackstone LaunchPad Partnership With Atlanta Historically Black Colleges to Expand Access to Entrepreneurship

by lisadtinsley July 4, 2021

Spelman College, along with Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse College, announces a new partnership with Blackstone LaunchPad to make the development of entrepreneurial skills more accessible to students in the Atlanta University Center…

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Oprah Winfrey and Tracee Ellis Ross connect for new Black hair series

by lisadtinsley July 1, 2021

By Michael “Ice-Blue” Harris Real life girlfriends Tracee Ellis Ross and Michaela Angela Davis have teamed up to executive produce the upcoming docuseries “The Hair Tales.” The series will focus on the…

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