As year-rounders (or “townies”) in the University City, most of us look upon Cinco de Mayo as a Latino- or Mexican-themed bacchanalia that leaves downtown uninhabitable for […]
Tag: history
Can St. Patrick & green beer save American democracy?
by Brian Clancy Let’s make a few things crystal clear right up front. First and foremost, green beer has always been a bad choice and is without […]
Women’s History Month: An observance with significance
by F. Willis Johnson The historical significance of Women’s History Month should not be understated. It was born out of the need to acknowledge the often-overlooked achievements […]
Your U.S. history class needed a film like ‘Rustin’
by LZ Granderson In the 90s I was a founding member of the Black History Club in high school, took Black history courses in college and worked […]
Black History Month
A shared American story by F. Willis Johnson Amid the backdrop of an imminent presidential election, geopolitical discord and tensions within our democratic republic, I take a […]
Black history is American history
Even before concerted efforts to stifle education and conversations around slavery and racism, we were often presented with a limited picture of Black history: The long, vast, […]
What 2024 in America has in common with Norway in 1940
by Paul Thornton I was sitting in our apartment in Glendale, Calif., but I may as well have been on another planet that day in 1993. My […]
Looking back and looking forward
As one year ends and another begins, we hear predictions about the future, many of which have been proven wrong — from the end of the world […]
Kevin McCarthy isn’t ignorant of history. What he did was worse
by Marcos Bretón When former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy made the incredible remark that the United States has never sought land after winning a war, except to […]
Another war, another forced relocation
by Patricia Steckler I’m confused. In second grade in the 1950s, my teacher taught us that Columbus discovered America. We learned about the Niña, the Pinta and […]
