After the killing of 11 people at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, a scholar explains why this hate crime reminds her of the political climate between the two world wars in the US.
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Enslaved workers used to grow cotton and mill flour. Now prisoners grind beef and crate eggs. Here, a historian explores Americans’ troubling habit of consuming the products of slave labor.
Mass hysteria and lawlessness during disasters are remarkably rare, contrary to Western Cape Premier Helen Zille’s prediction of anarchy when Cape Town’s taps run day.
Nine out of 10 rural places experienced increases in diversity from 1990 to 2010. Data show a more diverse future is guaranteed across all of America, and there’s no going back.
Academia suffers from a stunning lack of diversity. Only 6% of academics in higher education are black. What are some of the experiences of black faculty?
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Professor Innovation and Inclusion in the STEM Ecosystem, Johns Hopkins University
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Roy C. Buck Professor of Sociology and Demography, Penn State
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Professor of Sociology and Demography, Penn State
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Associate Director of Jewish Studies, Lecturer, Arts & Sciences Writing Program, Boston University
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Associate Professor in Political Studies, University of the Western Cape
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Professor of History, Arizona State University
