This 1952 painting by Robert Thom is the only known representation of Lucy, Anarcha and Betsey. Pearson Museum, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine October 20, 2020 Honouring the slaves experimented on by the ‘father of gynaecology’ Heidi Downes, Queen Mary University of London The horrific story of what these women went through must be passed down and become part of the obstetrics curriculum.
Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune/TNS June 24, 2020 Watching Hamilton today – musical drama can be radical, just don’t believe all the hype Dennis Altman, La Trobe University Hamilton – soon to stream as a film – has been hailed as radical. But it’s true to the traditions of the American musical – the pursuit of truth, freedom and the American dream.
Black names have changed over the centuries. fizkes/Shutterstock.com January 23, 2020 A brief history of black names, from Perlie to Latasha Trevon Logan, The Ohio State University A scholar disproves the long-held assumption that black names are a recent phenomenon.