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Monuments to the Confederacy in New Orleans and many other cities are problematic. But a mere erasure will not address the issues around racism and racial inequality.
The current state of emergency in Ethiopia is the last attempt by the Tigrayan-led regime to stop the Oromo and Amhara protests and maintain political power.
For the first time, all Oromo branches have come together to fight for their national self-determination and democracy
The money might be a little better, but the lewd comments and unwanted advances may have a negative impact on the mental health of waitresses.
Slow, lazy, stupid? It's time to update your impression of the crocodilians. These animals are up to amazing things that we're only beginning to observe and recognize.
Some 220m years ago, the Triassic Period marked the beginning of the age of dinosaurs. But by the time the earliest dinosaurs were just starting to appear in the fossil record, it was distant relatives…
It’s often said that there was no tradition of scientific medicine in medieval times. According to the usual narrative of the history of progress, medicine in the European Middle Ages – from around the…
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Professor of Sociology and Global and Africana Studies, University of Tennessee
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Graduate Teaching Associate, University of Tennessee
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Associate Professor of Psychology, University of Tennessee
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Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
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Lecturer, University of Tennessee
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Research Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Tennessee
