Consuming True Crime: A Conversation with Diana Rickard
September 5, 2023
How has true crime storytelling changed in the last 10 years? What is “the new true crime”? What impact has this narrative shift had on the way people consume true… READ MORE
Required Reading: Labor Day
August 31, 2023
Did you know that the first Labor Day was celebrated in NYC in 1882? Thousands marched from City Hall to Union Square in a protest against low wages, unfair hours,… READ MORE
Five Books for the Back to School Season
As students and teachers prepare to return to school, we’re taking a look at the state of education today. The educational system is constantly evolving, shaped not only by pedagogical… READ MORE
Vital Yet Forgotten: Resurfacing Third-Wave Feminism
August 29, 2023
by Josie Sedam Media only ever tells one part of the story. In 8th grade, I read Jennifer Mathieu’s 2018 novel Moxie, which has since been adapted by Netflix into… READ MORE
Bayard Rustin’s Blueprint for Activism—and Perhaps Progress
August 28, 2023
A new NYU Press book examines the life and legacy of the March on Washington’s chief architect. Reposted from NYU.edu, interview by James Devitt The March on Washington, Aug. 28,… READ MORE
From Civil Rights to campus change: Black student activism in Washington state
August 22, 2023
KUOW interviews Marc Arsell Robinson. Reposted from KUOW.org. Seattle isn’t widely recognized as an epicenter of the Civil Rights Movement. But through the mid 20th-century, individuals and organizations were making… READ MORE
Death by Incarceration
August 14, 2023
By Doran Larson Stories of the killing heat inside Texas prisons, and legislative neglect of the condition, are appearing in local, state, and national news outlets, but the deadly temperatures… READ MORE
Five Books To Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Hip Hop
August 10, 2023
This summer marks the 50th anniversary of hip hop! The genre’s origins are traced back to the Bronx in 1973, when DJ Kool Herc made a musical breakthrough at one… READ MORE