"Tutitive Dare & Tactical Drive To Forge Ahead"
The last American slave ship arrived in Mobile, Alabama, in 1860, despite the illegal importation of slaves. On board were approximately 160 West African individuals who had been captured and enslaved. One of the captives, named Cudjo Lewis, was acutely aware of the potential erasure of his birth culture as he toiled in this new Read More…
The branding of the syrup was a tribute to this woman’s gifts and talents. Now future generations will not even know this beautiful woman existed. What a shame. The world knew her as “Aunt Jemima”, but her given name was Nancy Green and she was a true American success story. She was born a slave Read More…
Levitt is a singer, songwriter, and creator of The Greyhound Diaries, a journey over 150,000 Greyhound miles to shed light on others struggling to get by Maybe it’s the hypnotic rumble of the bus wheels beneath me. Or sitting side-by-side with a stranger, as if I’m in a bar or a confessional. Maybe it’s the Read More…
For cyclists, it’s a drag when you don’t shave your legs. By Charles Digges When I first gave up my running shoes for a road racing bike in 2016, I was confronted by a scroll of unspoken rules I would be expected to follow if I were to be taken seriously as a congregant in Read More…
Why Bats Are One of Evolution’s Greatest Puzzles Can Scientists Save the World’s Tiniest Rabbit? The 50 Million-Year-Old Treasures of Fossil Lake Agate Fossil Beds National Monument is located on the North Western Panhandle of Nebraska. Photo by RobertWaltman/Getty Images One of the most unusual fossils ever to be found are strange tall structures recovered Read More…
From the Latin rap star to the model-turned-memoirist, these artists are setting the stage for what’s next. In partnership with Is there any realm of pop culture that hasn’t been influenced by the queer community? You’d be hard-pressed to find a buzzy novel that doesn’t draw inspiration from James Baldwin or Dorothy Parker, and countless Read More…
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