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Word of the Week: Crimea's tumultuous history shrouds the origin of its very name
At the northern end of the Black Sea, Crimea sits at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, having been at various times in its ...
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Ryan Coogler’s "Sinners" is Black history written with lightning
Thankfully, our society has teachers of a different kind—those whose unique talent bring Black history to life on film, teachers like Ryan Coogler. Coogler’s use of history is a weapon for the ...
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Fifteen Questions: Carissa J. Chen on Poetry, Harvard’s History of Slavery, and the Old Jefe’s Location
Carissa J. Chen ’21 talks to Fifteen Minutes about Harvard's legacy of slavery, pursuing a Ph.D., and creative writing ...
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RFK Jr. said many autistic people will never write a poem − even though there’s a rich history of neurodivergent poets and writers
In writer and poet Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay’s 2010 poem “Misfit,” the speaker of the poem notes that other people often ostracize him for his differences. But he doesn’t care ...
History’s dark echoes demand we speak up now | PennLive letters
As Niemöller's haunting poem reminds us, silence in the face of injustice paves the way for broader persecution. Today's ...
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RFK Jr. said many autistic people will never write a poem − even though there’s a rich history of neurodivergent poets and writers
As an autistic English professor who studies literature and neurodiversity, I was especially unnerved by Kennedy’s contention that many autistic people will never write poetry. Autistic poets ...
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A Brief History Of Black Women In Comedy
Comedy has always been a tool for Black women—an instrument to tell uncomfortable truths, uplift cultural narratives, and connect generations through laughter. But behind every punchline is a ...