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Baby Babble
Babies come into the world ready to learn and all those coos and grunts that they make–and that their parents make at them–are stepping stones to flu…
2 years, 1 month ago
Protesting the Pipeline
Many pipelines have been protested, but few have been defeated. Jonathan Mingle says the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in 2020 is a sto…
2 years, 1 month ago
In Translation
In the '80s and '90s, many Puerto Rican poets who lived in the contiguous United States wrote within a fixed aya and aca/mainland vs. island story. T…
2 years, 1 month ago
Making Justice
What makes a court a court? Most people might answer something like this: there’s a judge with legal training, who makes a judgment, and if you don’t…
2 years, 2 months ago
The End of the World!
In 1979, the US government commissioned a fictional account of the aftermath of nuclear war…set in Charlottesville, Virginia. George Perkovich says t…
2 years, 2 months ago
REPLAY: Music as Escape
The Soulmasters was a 1960’s interracial soul band from Danville, VA. Jerry Wilson and John Irby were the two African-American lead singers and the o…
2 years, 2 months ago
When Sunday Comes
Much has been said about the golden age of gospel music in the 1940s and 50s. But what about the gospel music that came later when hip-hop and soul w…
2 years, 2 months ago
Living With Water
Citizens quickly took Fidel Castro up on his offer to leave Cuba from the Port of Mariel if they had someone to pick them up. From Spring to early Au…
2 years, 3 months ago
Animal Friends
Dog breeds get stereotypes. There’s the well-heeled, intelligent border collie or the good-natured, but not-so-bright golden retriever. Jennifer Holl…
2 years, 3 months ago
Seeking Asylum
Immigrant incarceration has a long history in the US - starting with the Chinese Exclusion Acts of 1882. Brianna Nofil says it’s part of a system of …
2 years, 3 months ago