Louisville
Gun Violence in America Reveals Something Deeper
As I begin writing, I have just learned that Louisville has again suffered another mass shooting at Chickasaw Park, leaving 4 injured and 2 dead. I would be remiss if I did not state how difficult it is to find new words. At times, we must feel like broken records with repeated calls over the…
Dwindling Voices: Endangered Languages in Our Communities and Around the World
Hilaria Cruz, Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Louisville Like recipes that are cherished and handed down through generations, languages require care if they are to exist in the future. Mother tongues are repositories of invaluable wisdom, creativity, and beauty, and they enable us to communicate and share with family, friends, and neighbors. …
The Green Book: How Traveling Black Americans Navigated Jim Crow
Decades before desegregation and the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Black Americans struggled to travel throughout the nation with ease, safety, and comfort. However, due to pervasive racism in the form of Jim Crow laws, segregationist policies, informal community traditions, and prejudiced individuals, the threat of physical danger and harassment constantly loomed…
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…Well, What About the Waste? Sustainable Long-Term Solutions to Nuclear Waste Disposal
In 1984, a story was published about how a truck transporting hazardous material lost some of its cargo when it swerved to narrowly avoid a visually impaired man. This hazardous…
Strategic Neutrality: An Alternative to American Foreign Policy in Ukraine
When Vladimir Putin decided to invade Ukraine on Friday February 24th, 2022, I was an intern at the Kentucky State Senate. I could not wait to get to work the…
Artificial Intelligence May Be Able to Pimp the Pope, but What Else Can It Do?
Last weekend, pictures of Pope Francis dressed in a long, white puffer jacket began circulating the internet. In awe of the Pope’s sudden sense of fashion, I began sending the…
Derailed Politics: the Partisan Response to the East Palestine Disaster
In 1863, the transcontinental railroad broke ground. This transformational piece of infrastructure allowed the United States to flourish industrially and become the economic powerhouse we recognize today. Since the 1860s,…
Kentucky
A Short History of Black Labor Movements in America
Born out of necessity, America’s Black labor movements have left an indelible mark upon the social fabric of our country. For hundreds of years Black activists have poured blood, sweat, and tears into organizing the…
Rediscovering Local Legends: Louisville’s First Black Council Members
Local government leaders hardly ever garner the attention or acclaim held by federal or even state government leaders. The level of government that is closest to the people and whose decisions tend to have the…
United States
How Imperialism Stole the Future of the Democratic Republic of Congo
In the heart of central Africa lies the Democratic Republic of Congo, the second-largest country in the African continent and the eleventh-largest in the world by land area at 2,344,858 area per square mile. The DRC is a country that has been plagued with political and economic instability due to European and American imperialism. But…
The Queen of Black Nationalism: the Story of Mittie Maude Lena Gordon
Introduction Black nationalism, despite offering a practical plan by which Black people can attain their freedom, is often criticized. Most of these criticisms, such as that Black nationalism is unrealistic, too radical,…
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson’s Awesome Achievements for African Americans, Academia and America
The goal of the Louisville Political Review is to expand the perception of politics and exemplify that politics is not only reserved for billionaires and corporations, but for everyone. You would be…
‘Till Victory is Won
History. That great, unfinished tapestry of human advancement is woven every second. It flows along the years, loops around decades, and bounds across centuries. Life is but one thread in the overall…
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