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Jimmy Carter’s African legacy: peacemaker, negotiator and defender of rights

by Nancy Mitchell, North Carolina State University When historians and pundits praise Jimmy Carter’s achievements as the US president and extol his exemplary post-presidential years,...

The state takeover of Houston public schools is about more than school improvement

by Domingo Morel, New York University When the state of Texas took over Houston’s public school district on March 15, 2023, it made the district...

The Women Who Stood With Martin Luther King Jr. and Sustained a Movement

Women listen during the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images by Vicki Crawford, Morehouse College Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first...

Globetrotting Black nutritionist Flemmie P. Kittrell revolutionized early childhood education and illuminated ‘hidden hunger’

by Brandy Thomas Wells, Oklahoma State University Nutrition is among the most critical issues of our time. Diet-related illnesses are shortening life spans and the...

Leading American Medical Journal Continues to Omit Black Research, Reinforcing a Legacy of Racism in Medical Knowledge

Medical research is one of the keys in providing health care. SJ Objio for Unsplash, CC BY-SA by Cherice Escobar Jones, Northeastern University; Gwendolynne Reid, Emory...

Yes, #OscarsSoWhite – but there are still plenty of reasons to celebrate contemporary Black film

by Timeka N. Tounsel, University of Washington When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for its 95th Oscars and three...

At a Small Liberal Arts College, Black Students Learned to Become ‘Bicultural’ to Succeed

by Elizabeth Aries, Amherst College In her forthcoming book, “The Impact of College Diversity: Struggles and Successes at Age 30,” Amherst College psychology professor Elizabeth...

What are the limits of presidential power to forgive student loans?

The sculpture of U.S. presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln towers over the Black Hills at Mount Rushmore, near Keystone,...

Republicans Are Trying to Build a Multiracial Right – Will it Work?

by Joseph Lowndes, University of Oregon and Daniel Martinez HoSang, Yale Divinity School Former Republican South Carolina Governor and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley launched...

Americans remain hopeful about democracy despite fears of its demise – and are acting on that hope

Black voters are punishing anti-democratic candidates at the ballot box. AP Photo/Morry Gash by Ray Block Jr, Penn State; Andrene Wright, Penn State, and Mia Angelica...

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