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Twenties has a lot of potential, thanks in part to its diverse group of Black women. The stories are significant, addressing sexuality, racism, colorism, sexism, workplace drama, and ultimately, Black hope. But representation alone isn’t enough.

Colorado poet Jared Smith raises the question of what the American Dream means in the ordinary lifetime of an ordinary person.

The authors provide an easy to read analysis of what the authors have identified as signposts for the current realignment of the political forces underway as we head toward 2020 presidential election.

Although reviewer Cobban finds many faults in this book, her essay shows how this volume is nevertheless a useful guide to this relatively under-discussed chapter of 1960s and 1970s movement history.

The triumph of Greta Gerwig's homage to Alcott, though not a Marxist or revolutionary work, is in its ability to connect modern viewers to a historical struggle: bringing the past alive by connecting it to the current political and social concerns.

Food is a central focus of the MIT program; Maggie Coblentz, who leads the Space Exploration Initiative's gastronomic research argues that, as much as art or music or movement, good food will enable us to thrive as we leave Earth behind.

Queen Sono will gain attention for being Netflix’s first African original series. It deserves attention for breaking barriers in Netflix’s programming examining everything from Black female independence to the impact of white colonialism on Africa.

"Vida Americana" at the Whitney tells a tale that should provoke some self-reflection in the present. It is undoubtedly true that Mexican people, the Mexican landscape, and Mexican culture are all inextricably linked to U.S. culture.

“This poem is an elegy for a dear friend and mentor, Luis Garden Acosta,” writes Martin Espada, whose “activism…changed his community in Brooklyn [and] the lives of untold thousands like me.”

The plight of academic adjuncts, those Ph.D's working full-time at low wages, no benefits and little job security, viewed not just as prototypical exploited gig workers and units of flexibility but also as an advanced contingent of union activists.