Tag Archives: Culture & Society

How The Voting Rights Act Came To Be And How It’s Changed

Read about recent interpretations of and challenges to the pivotal Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Achieving A Gender Just World: Thought Leaders Provide Actionable Ways To Break Through Equality’s Biggest Barriers

Men and women are still not guaranteed equal rights in the U.S. Constitution Read about concrete actions which thought leaders suggest we take in order to achieve equality.

Marvel’s “Shang-Chi” jabs, flips Asian American film cliches

Asian American actors feel like they’re finally getting the representation they deserve.

In 1865, thousands of Black South Carolinians signed a 54-foot-long freedom petition

Read about some of the objects on display at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

America’s First Immigration Center Was Also an Amusement Park

Castle Garden, originally a Revolutionary Era fort, was repurposed into an amusement park for fashionable New Yorkers in the late 1800s. Then it became the nation’s first immigrant welcome center. Read this short feature to discover how.

Black Theater Artists Are Helping Shakespeare Speak To More Diverse Audiences

Read about the importance of racially inclusive casting in the world of Shakespearian theatre.

Teens around the world are lonelier than a decade ago. The reason may be smartphones.

Read about how smart phones and social media impact the social lives of teens.

US women dominated medal count at Tokyo Olympics in ways they’ve never done before

Learn about women’s outstanding achievements in Olympic games past and present.

Research finds gender differences in fear, risk perception during COVID-19

Researchers have discovered that COVID-19 fears tend to be split along gender binary lines.

Extreme Dining in the Gilded Age

Wealthy Americans of the Gilded Age often indulged in extravagance—even when hosting dinner parties. This short article features important dinner etiquette for hosts and guests, and even includes a menu.

How radical gardeners took back New York City

Watch the video to learn more about the positive effects greenscapes have had in New York City.

A person or a thing? Inside the fight for animal personhood

Happy the elephant is in the middle of a monumental court case with far-reaching consequences.

The past is the past? How slavery still benefits white Americans

A sociologist shares the results and repercussions of an in-depth data analysis.

National Hispanic Heritage Month

Hispanic Heritage month begins September 15th. Peruse the list of videos featuring Hispanic history, culture, music, and more!

Coronavirus: How can society thrive post-pandemic?

How has COVID-19 affected our connections with one other? What other questions should we be asking about how society should move forward from the pandemic? Click this link to read what a diverse group of experts think.

Born in the USA: The Chinese Immigrant Son Who Fought for Birthright Citizenship

In an important U.S. immigration law milestone, Wong Kim Ark sued the U.S. government to recognize birthright citizenship for children of immigrants. Read the remarkable story here.

Confederate Pride and Prejudice

Well over a century after the South lost the Civil War, its battle flag is showing up in a surprising place: the North. This article explores the causes and effects.