Oxford AcademicinHistory UncutHBCU’s Radical Vision for Black Education and CitizenshipDeondra Rose’s The Power of Black Excellence is a powerful and revealing history of Historically Black Colleges and Universities which have…Aug 15Aug 15
Oxford AcademicinHistory UncutAmerica’s Embrace of the Ten CommandmentsThe Ten Commandments are back in the news. Nearly twenty years ago, they made headlines and are doing so again now. In 2005, two cases…Jul 4Jul 4
Oxford AcademicinHistory UncutHarriet Tubman and the Second South Carolina Volunteers Bring Freedom to the Combahee RiverIn this excerpt from the groundbreaking, COMBEE, Edda Fields-Black tells the dramatic story of how Harriet Tubman led the 150 African…Jun 19Jun 19
Oxford AcademicinScience UncoveredMourning, Integration, and RepairIn this unpublished excerpt from Becoming Attached, Robert Karen explores how John Bowlby grew to understand how childhood grief shaped a…May 22May 22
Oxford AcademicinHumanities UnveiledThe Contrast in AmericaAre most white American Christians actually committed to a Religion of Whiteness? Using national survey data, in-depth interviews, and…May 14May 14
Oxford AcademicinHistory UncutThe Dinner and the DeanIn March 1924–100 years ago this year — Charles S. Johnson approached Alain Locke about hosting a dinner party bringing together young…Apr 5Apr 5
Oxford AcademicinHumanities UnveiledOn the Warpath: The Psychology of Public Support for Armed ActionWhy do we — not the politicians or the generals, but ordinary people — so often and so willingly support war, in the west and elsewhere…Mar 261Mar 261
Oxford AcademicinScience UncoveredFrances Oldham Kelsey, the FDA, and the Battle against ThalidomideIn the 1960s, Dr. Frances Oldham Kelsey became one of the most celebrated women in America, saving countless lives in her work at the FDA.Mar 8Mar 8
Oxford AcademicinHumanities UnveiledHope Amidst ConflictIsrael and the Palestinians are engaged in yet another round of hostilities, perhaps the deadliest one so far.Nov 8, 2023Nov 8, 2023
Oxford AcademicinPolitics UnleashedHow has Hamas’s rule and Israel’s blockade affected Palestinians in Gaza?With the recent escalation in the war between Israel and Hamas, context is vital to understanding the complex history behind the stream of…Oct 19, 2023Oct 19, 2023