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They botch our names because of who we are

Writer Atiya (pronounced Ah-Tie-Yah) Irvin-Mitchell stands for a portrait in her neighborhood of Squirrel Hill on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) Americans...

The 27 Club isn’t true, but it is real − a sociologist explains why myths endure and how they shape reality

Many members of the 27 Club are outsize in their cultural influence. Psychology Forever/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA by Zackary Okun Dunivin, University of California, Davis There’s...

Immigrant restaurateurs create a buffet of options across Pittsburgh

Ulric Joseph, owner of ShadoBeni, prepares vegan Trinidadian food at his Central North Side restaurant, Friday, July 19, 2024. (Photo by Jess Daninhirsch/PublicSource) Foreign-born entrepreneurs...

Harrison Ford’s original ‘Star Wars’ script to be auctioned In London

In this Nov. 13, 1978 file photo, shows, from left, Kenny Baker, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, and Mark Hamill during...

With higher fees and more ads, streaming services like Netflix, Disney+ and Hulu are cashing in by using the old tactics of cable TV

by Kathryn Cramer Brownell, Purdue University There’s one thing that television viewers can count on in 2024: higher fees and more commercials. The major streaming services...

Best Black albums of 2023, Part 1

by JORDANNAH ELIZABETH, NY Amsterdam News   Music can be considered one of our greatest contributions to American culture and Western counterparts. Hip hop, soul, jazz,...

Death and mourning in Ghana: how gender shapes the rituals of the Akan people

Funerals are a major part of Akan culture. Wikimedia Commons by Stephen Baffour Adjei and Mensah Adinkrah, Central Michigan University Gender has a significant impact on the...

Hollywood on the picket line – 5 unsung films that put America’s union history on the silver screen

Actors Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh were among those who walked out of the premiere of ‘Oppenheimer.’ Henry...

How fine dining in Europe and the US came to exclude immigrant cuisine and how social media is pushing back – podcast

Immigrant chefs feel more constrained in how their food is valued. Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty Images by Daniel Merino, The Conversation and Nehal El-Hadi, The Conversation The...

Quavo dedicates new song ‘Greatness’ to Takeoff, reveals possible end of Migos

Migos will be remembered as one of the most successful groups in hip-hop history. However, the best days of Migos may be long gone.  In...

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