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When Black kids – shut out from the whitewashed world of children's literature – took matters into their own hands

  • Written by Paige Gray, Professor of Writing and Liberal Arts, Savannah College of Art and Design
imageA newspaper boy hawks copies of the Chicago Defender.Library of Congress

Hanging on the wall in my office is the framed cover of the inaugural issue of The Brownies’ Book, a monthly periodical for Black youths created by W.E.B. Du Bois and other members of the NAACP in 1920.

The magazine – the first of its kind – includes poems...

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The First Amendment will likely protect the anonymity of Redditors who discussed GameStop stock

  • Written by Erica Goldberg, Associate Professor of Law, University of Dayton
imageGameStop logo is seen at one of their stores in Athens, Ohio.Stephen Zenner/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

GameStop, the video game retail chain, saw its stock rise as much as 1,800% in January 2021 after fans, who believe the stock was unfairly devalued by large investors, championed the stock’s purchase.

Because WallStreetBets, an...

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Latest jobs report shows why the unemployment rate needs fixing

  • Written by Veronika Dolar, Assistant Professor of Economics, SUNY Old Westbury
imageThe number of people seeking jobless benefits has soared during the pandemic.AP Photo/John LocherimageCC BY-NC-ND

Many economistswould agree that the official U.S. unemployment rate is an inadequate measure of actual labor market conditions.

Although this is one of the most cited pieces of data on the economy as a whole, not many people understand how...

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Fecal microbe transplants help cancer patients respond to immunotherapy and shrink tumors

  • Written by Diwakar Davar, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
imageThe gut is filled with microbes that can affect human health.ChrisChrisW/iStock via Getty Images Plus

The effect of a drug, or impact of a treatment like chemotherapy, doesn’t just depend on your body. The success of a particular medicine also depends on the trillions of bacteria in your gut.

The 100 trillion bacteria that live within the...

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Do you see red like I see red?

  • Written by Bevil R. Conway, Senior Investigator at the National Eye Institute, Section on Perception, Cognition, and Action, National Institutes of Health
imageIt's disconcerting to think the way two people perceive the world might be totally different.Mads Perch/Stone via Getty Images

Is the red I see the same as the red you see?

At first, the question seems confusing. Color is an inherent part of visual experience, as fundamental as gravity. So how could anyone see color differently than you do?

To...

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Impeaching a former president – 4 essential reads

  • Written by Jeff Inglis, Politics + Society Editor, The Conversation US
imageHouse of Representatives members and staff walk the article of impeachment against Donald Trump across the Capitol.AP Photo/Susan Walsh

As the U.S. Senate takes up the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, there are a lot of questions about the process and legitimacy of trying someone who is no longer in office, including what...

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Graduate students need a PhD that makes sense for their real lives

  • Written by Leonard Cassuto, Professor of English and American Studies, Fordham University
imageDoctoral programs often prepare graduates to become professors, but those jobs are scarce today.JHU Sheridan Libraries/Gado/Getty Images

There used to be a time – back in the 1960s – when it made sense for doctoral programs to prepare students to become professors. For that brief postwar moment, there were more jobs for professors than...

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No joke: Using humor in class is harder when learning is remote

  • Written by Scott Henderson, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Education, Furman University
imageJokes often fall flat when class takes place online.Nes/Getty Images

Most discussions about the drawbacks of online education focus on the negative effects it has on learning. Less obvious – but also quite important – is how remote instruction can affect the teacher’s use of humor.

Scholars have formulated various explanations for...

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How the National Prayer Breakfast became an opportunity for presidents and faith leaders alike to push their political agendas

  • Written by Deborah Whitehead, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
imagePresident Joe Biden called for faith in these 'dark, dark times' at the National Prayer BreakfastAP Photo/Alex Brandon

Addressing his first National Prayer Breakfast as president on Feb. 4, Joe Biden spoke of the need to “turn to faith” in a “dark, dark time.”

In the wake of the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol, he called for...

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Amanda Gorman's poetry shows why spoken word belongs in school

  • Written by Kathleen M. Alley, Associate Professor of Literacy, Mississippi State University
imageAmerican poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th presidential inauguration at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2021. Patrick Semansky/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Editor’s note: Not long after Amanda Gorman recited one of her poems at the inauguration of President Joe Biden on Jan. 20, three of her forthcoming books skyrocketed to three of...

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