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How Ericka Huggins and the Black Panther Party Attempted to Liberate Black Women in America

How Ericka Huggins and the Black Panther Party Attempted to Liberate Black Women in America

Mary Frances Phillips on John Huggins, Angela Y. Davis, and the Complex History of an Oft-Misunderstood Political Movement

By Mary Frances Phillips | January 10, 2025

He Got Away With Everything: Reading <em>True Grit</em> After the Reelection of Donald Trump

He Got Away With Everything: Reading True Grit After the Reelection of Donald Trump

Piers Gelly Considers Charles Portis’s Masterpiece in the Long Shadow of 2016

By Piers Gelly | January 10, 2025

Landscapes of Pain: On Exploring the Intersections of Physical and Historical Trauma in South Africa

Landscapes of Pain: On Exploring the Intersections of Physical and Historical Trauma in South Africa

Gabeba Baderoon Considers the Ways We Do and Do Not Confront Personal and Collective Violence

By Gabeba Baderoon | January 10, 2025

Why is Pamela Paul writing about scholasticide? Do better, <em>New York Times</em>.

Why is Pamela Paul writing about scholasticide? Do better, New York Times.

By Dan Sheehan | January 9, 2025

Announcing the 2025 class of Periplus fellows.

Announcing the 2025 class of Periplus fellows.

By Literary Hub | January 9, 2025

Even Elon Musk Can’t Bring Down Black Twitter

Even Elon Musk Can’t Bring Down Black Twitter

Meredith D. Clark on Social Media as a Space of Solidarity and Community in the Face of Fascist Takeover

By Meredith D. Clark | January 9, 2025

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Why Did We Start Drinking Milk? On the Ancient Rise of Dairy Consumption

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Diversity Syndrome: On Publishing’s Relentless Pigeonholing of Black Writers

By Naomi Day | January 9, 2025

From Red Dust to Distrust: On the Unhealed Wounds of Nuclear Testing

By Emily Yates-Doerr | January 9, 2025

What to read next based on your favorite film of the year (redux).

What to read next based on your favorite film of the year (redux).

By Brittany Allen | January 8, 2025

Fable’s AI-generated end-of-year reading summaries veered into bigotry.

Fable’s AI-generated end-of-year reading summaries veered into bigotry.

By James Folta | January 8, 2025

What Will You Save When the Climate Crisis Comes For You?

What Will You Save When the Climate Crisis Comes For You?

Eiren Caffall on the Importance of Preserving Human and Natural History in Times of Catastrophe and Collapse

By Eiren Caffall | January 8, 2025

Arrested for Driving While Black: The Effortless Racism of America's Criminal Justice System

Arrested for Driving While Black: The Effortless Racism of America's Criminal Justice System

Irvin Weathersby Jr. on Racist Cops, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and the Traumatic Memory of Spending a Night in Chains

By Irvin Weathersby Jr. | January 8, 2025

From the Wakefield Twins to Claudia Kishi: How We See and Don’t See Ourselves in What We Read

From the Wakefield Twins to Claudia Kishi: How We See and Don’t See Ourselves in What We Read

Gloria L. Huang on Understanding Herself and Her Family Through Middle Grade Books

By Gloria L. Huang | January 8, 2025

What Roman Coins Reveal About the People Who Made Them

What Roman Coins Reveal About the People Who Made Them

Gareth Harney on the Hidden Human Stories Behind Ancient Currency

By Gareth Harney | January 8, 2025

A new $20,000 prize will recognize innovative prose by early-career writers.

A new $20,000 prize will recognize innovative prose by early-career writers.

By Literary Hub | January 7, 2025

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