The Institute for Sexual Research in Berlin would be a century old if it hadn’t fallen victim to Nazi ideology.
civil rights
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Was This Professor Fired for Having Tourette Syndrome?
“We want to ensure harassment-free climates in schools and workplaces, and we want to protect the rights of people with disabilities. What happens when these imperatives collide?”
Posted inHighlight, Profiles & Interviews, Quote Posts, Quotes
John Lewis: ‘Get into Good Trouble’
“We are going to turn America around.”
Posted inBooks, History, Nonfiction, Story
Decolonizing Knowledge: Stefan Bradley on the Fight for Civil Rights in the Ivy League
In the 1960s, black students at the Ivies organized and protested for fair treatment, their personal safety, to create black studies programs, and to stop their universities from harming local black communities through expansion and urban renewal.
Posted inBooks, History, Story
Nell Battle Lewis, Storyteller for Jim Crow
How an otherwise high-minded social reformer preserved and perpetuated her white supremacist worldview.
Posted inCurrent Events, Essays & Criticism, Quotes
Memphis Celebrates King For #MLK50, But Still Struggles To Honor What He Worked For
Essayist Zandria F. Robinson considers the festivities of #MLK50.
Posted inCrime, Current Events, Highlight, Quotes
Unearthing the History of Lynching, One Story at a Time
The descendants of lynching victim Elwood Higginbotham learn the circumstances of his 1935 murder in Oxford, Mississippi.
Posted inNonfiction
On NYC’s Paratransit, Fighting for Safety, Respect, and Human Dignity
An incident on lawyer Britney Wilson’s ride home from work exposes her vulnerabilities as a Black disabled woman.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Op-Ed, Unapologetic Women
On NYC’s Paratransit, Fighting for Safety, Respect, and Human Dignity
An incident on lawyer Britney Wilson’s ride home from work exposes her vulnerabilities as a Black disabled woman.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews
How Can Alt-Right Women Exist in a Misogynistic Movement?
An interview with Seyward Darby about her Harper’s cover story on gender dynamics within the alt-right.