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A scholar of Black entertainment history reflects on the death of producer Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss and reflects on the history of Black male entertainers dancing or telling jokes to their deaths.
Long COVID impacts one in every five people who’ve had the virus. In the U.S., early research shows people of colour are most likely to develop long COVID. It has been called a mass-disabling event.
A scholar of law and humanities compares bans on dogs with any pit bull genes to “one drop” laws that once classified people with even a single Black ancestor as Black.
Early on, public health messaging focused on the need for vaccines to combat COVID-19. But far less attention has been given to the role of boosters in preventing deaths and reducing inequities.
Even though Afrofuturist works are set in fictional worlds, they provide a blueprint for social, political and economic systems free from exploitation and oppression.
Belonging to one or more groups with long-standing social and economic disadvantages increases the risk of cancer diagnoses and death.
As the comment period begins for the FDA’s proposed ban, public health experts explain the stakes.
As the world locked down and a country’s racial reckoning heated up, this social scientist refined her approach to studying the lives of Black moms.
Stories about alternative worlds can be a powerful way of critiquing the problems of our own world.
More houses of worship are offering mental health programs, especially African American congregations.
Black Americans’ contributions to some of the country’s most iconic dishes and spirits are finally starting to be recognized in the media and in museum exhibitions.
When gay men were confronted about writing ‘no Blacks’ or ‘no Latinos’ on their profiles, many of them became defensive.
In choreography, the gray areas of copyright law make it difficult to determine what constitutes copyright infringement or plagiarism.
New state laws in the US banning teaching about systemic racism raise the question: Does the Constitution protect public school teachers’ right to choose how and what to teach?
A scholar of race and racism explains what critical race theory is – and how many people get it wrong.
For over a century, Black activists have used punctuation marks to subtly challenge official accounts of events.
Few issues are as difficult to deal with in the classroom as slavery in the US. Here, a professor who trains teachers on how to present the topic offers some insights.
Driver’s license suspensions increase the probability that Black – but not white – drivers incur more traffic tickets, even after the debt is paid, research shows.
Evidence shows that many Black Americans experience police killings of unarmed Black people – even those they do not know – as traumatic events, causing acute physical and emotional distress.
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Professor of Journalism, Indiana University
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Samuel J. and Augusta Spector Professor of History and African and African American Studies, Brandeis University
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Derek H. Alderman is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Geography, University of Tennessee
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Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College
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Associate Professor, Performance, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor, Contemporary Histories Research Group, Deakin University
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Oliver H. Radkey Regents Professor of History, The University of Texas at Austin
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Assistant Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Managing Director of the McCourtney Institute of Democracy, Associate Research Professor, Political Science, Co-host of Democracy Works Podcast, Penn State
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Associate Professor of Communications, Elon University
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Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Associate Professor of History, Morehouse College
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Professor of Geography and Senior Research Associate in the Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State
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Professor of Social Work, Michigan State University
