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Evan Moore: Anthony Duclair, respectability politics and the NHL’s appearance rules

Anthony Duclair with his beard and locs (L) and him clean-shaven (R) (Photo Credits: ESPN and @NYIslanders/X). by Evan Moore I remember being in New York...

Was Beethoven truly the greatest?

A portrait of the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven in 1818. 12/Universal Images Group via Getty Images by Philip Ewell, Hunter College On May 7, 1824,...

Why do American rappers see Drake as not Black enough?

Canadian rapper Drake at the Billboard Music Awards in May 2019. Drake’s recent beef with American rapper Kendrick Lamar highlights how Canadian rap is...

Banning discrimination based on hair styles top priority

A COALITION – STATE REPS. LA’TASHA D. MAYES AND JOANNA MCCLINTON, WHO ALSO SERVES AS THE STATE HOUSE SPEAKER, ANNOUNCE THE “CROWN ACT COALITION”...

A Texas court ruling on a Black student wearing hair in long locs reflects history of racism in schools

America’s schools don’t always welcome cultural expression. MoMo Productions via Getty Images by Kenjus T. Watson, American University A Texas judge ruled on Feb. 22, 2024, that...

White teachers often talk about Black students in racially coded ways

by Rowhea Elmesky, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and Olivia Marcucci, Johns Hopkins University When a white Texas middle school teacher...

Student ‘slave auctions’ illustrate the existence of a hidden culture of domination and subjugation in US schools

by Barbara Harris Combs, Kennesaw State University In an otherwise normal football season, two California high schools abruptly canceled the remainder of their games for...

Barbie doll that honors Ida B. Wells faces an uphill battle against anti-Blackness

by Toni Sturdivant, Texas A&M University-Commerce When Mattel announced in January 2022 that it was releasing a new Barbie doll to honor Ida B. Wells...

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