Christian Wallace profiles Myrtis Dightman, the first black cowboy to qualify for the Professional Rodeo Association National Finals.
Danielle Jackson
Posted inArts & Culture, Blog Post, Commentary, Current Events
On Mourning, Learning a More Sober Fandom, and Letting Go
The death of popular rapper XXXTentaction raises questions of ethical consumption.
Posted inHistory, Quotes
Oral History Project Grounds Story of Monticello in the Lives of the Enslaved
“Monticello was a Black space. People of African descent shaped the entire landscape: how the food tasted, what the place sounded and felt like.”
Posted inCurrent Events, Essays & Criticism, Quotes
Alabama’s History Haunts, But It Also Instructs
The hope and future of the United States is bound to Alabama’s.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Junot DÃaz and the Problem of the Male Self-Pardon
For Slate, staff writer Lili Loofbourow suggests that men accused of harming women should center the injured in any attempt at amends.
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What the Rise of XXXTentacion Says About Being a Fan Today
Critic and reporter Stephen Kearse considers the tragic life and death of young rapper XXXTentacion, and the nature of fandom.
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I Believed In Michael Jackson’s Multicultural Dream
In an personal essay, the writer Min Li Chan reflects on the multiculturalism of Micheal Jackson’s later work and his historic concert in Malaysia in 1996.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes
Author Carmen Maria Machado on the Next Phase of #MeToo
Carmen Maria Machado discusses the nuances of “benevolent sexism,” who gets to define the #MeToo movement, and how it should progress.
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Putting Enslaved Families’ Stories Back in the Monticello Narrative
Author Andrew M. Davenport highlights how the work of an oral history project, Getting Word, has informed a shift in the visitor experience of Thomas Jefferson’s primary estate, Monticello.
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As Goes the South, so Goes the Nation
Princeton professor Imani Perry considers how Alabama, her home state, has remained stuck in the past as well as how it continues to transform.