Tanya Butler grew up on the backroads of a small, predominantly white Pennsylvania town. Much of her time was spent at her grandparents’ home, playing games with her younger siblings and cousins. Nights filled with shuffling and double-dealing weren’t about winning or losing–they were about learning. Games taught Butler and her family members valuable lessons Read More…
English is filled with words that look alike or sound alike (or both), but mean very different things — so it’s easy to get confused and use the wrong word at the wrong moment. As “word nerds” and podcast hosts of NPR’s “You’re Saying it Wrong,” we’re constantly on the lookout for these mistakes. And Read More…
The Black Press is the vanguard of our history and guardian of our future. For decades, the Black press corps has been the vanguard of the Black community’s history and the guardian of our future. It has been one of the few institutions that has acknowledged our pain while making space for our promise. Read More…
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