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White People Will Learn, Black People Will Relish: Hulu’s ‘Black Twitter: A People’s History’ Moves Beyond the Screen

Roberto Soto

The upcoming Hulu series is an essential piece of American historiography from the perspective of Black people.…

March 9, 2024

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5 Types of Customers You Will Encounter in the Restaurant Industry

Tori Barney, Columbia College Chicago

Any person with experience in customer service knows all too well how some patrons forget that their servers are people too.…

October 12, 2021

The Evolution of the Horror Genre and Why Some of Its Protégés Fail

Jenna Nelson, Scripps College

Jordan Peele's 'Get Out' prompted other films to attempt the same powerful social commentary, with a few resulting duds.…

August 17, 2021

Words We’ve Added to Our Vocab in 2020

Hannah Docter-Loeb, Wesleyan University

The year 2020 has introduced countless new terms and phrases into our jargon.…

October 7, 2020

In an article about Karens, a close-up of a person on their cellphone

Karens: Who They Are, How To Spot One, and How They Came To Be

Farah Javed, CUNY Baruch College

The archetype didn't come from nowhere. Along with their ancestors BBQ Becky and Permit Patty, they all share a sense of entitlement, and oftentimes, a disregard for people of color.…

September 26, 2020

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