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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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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…

‘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…