March 1, 2024
In 1980, the National Women’s History Project successfully gained national recognition for Women’s History Week, issued by President Jimmy Carter. Women’s History Month, later established by Congress in 1987, commemorates… READ MORE
February 29, 2024
Jordan Abel— “Decolonization is not a metaphor.”1Tuck & Yang One of the most difficult things I’ve had to do in my life is talk about where I come from. As… READ MORE
February 28, 2024
The artists, educators, independent scholars, and experts on the history of Black Mountain College Michael Beggs and Julie J. Thomson joined forces and produced the exhibition (at the Black Mountain… READ MORE
February 27, 2024
Vagabond Princess: The Great Adventures of Gulbadan is a captivating biography of one of the world’s greatest adventurers, the itinerant Mughal Princess Gulbadan. In this Q&A, we talk with author… READ MORE
February 23, 2024
Robert D. Kaplan— Tiresias, the old, blind seer, the prophet who knows better than anyone else the will of the gods, is a recurring character in Greek mythology. “Mine is… READ MORE
February 22, 2024
Brian Balogh— “The very first thing I thought to do, and I told our board of directors instantly, we must all buy shares of stock. And they looked at me… READ MORE
February 21, 2024
John Lewis: In Search of the Beloved Community is the first full-length biography of civil rights hero and congressman John Lewis. Author Raymond Arsenault talks with us about his research… READ MORE
February 19, 2024
Yonatan Adler— Was Jesus a “Jew”? The internet has been abuzz over this curious question in recent months. Many of those involved in the discussion have claimed that there were… READ MORE
February 16, 2024
Neil Duncanson— Harry Edward took a deep breath, pushed his spikes into the holes he’d just dug in the sodden cinder track and dropped his head. A vos marques. It… READ MORE
February 15, 2024
Elisabeth Braw— The globalization love story involving Russia and the West is definitely over. In response to a plan by Group of Seven (G7) governments to seize assets belonging to… READ MORE
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