The Emmett Till Antilynching Act and the History of Anti-lynching Movements in the United States

Image: Portrait of Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (July 16, 1862 – March 25, 1931), more commonly known as Ida B. Wells. Photographer taken by Mary Garrity in 1893. Photo courtesy of GPA Photo Archive. CC BY-NC 2.0.  … Read More

One Year Later: A Wrinkle in Time and Space

Today, The Society Pages reposts this original essay, written last summer as part of the Wonderful/Wretched series. Wonderful/Wretched is a collection of twenty-one essays on the racial dynamics of the Twin Cities written by social scientists with ties to the metro area … Read More

One Year Later: Where Were You on May 25, 2020?

Today, The Society Pages reposts this original essay, written last summer as part of the Wonderful/Wretched series. Wonderful/Wretched is a collection of twenty-one essays on the racial dynamics of the Twin Cities written by social scientists with ties to the metro area … Read More

One Year Later: Will Words Lead to Action?

Today, The Society Pages reposts this original essay, written last summer as part of the Wonderful/Wretched series. Wonderful/Wretched is a collection of twenty-one essays on the racial dynamics of the Twin Cities written by social scientists with ties to the metro area … Read More

A Year Later: All Roads Lead to 38th and Chicago

Today, The Society Pages reposts this original essay, written last summer as part of the Wonderful/Wretched series. Wonderful/Wretched is a collection of twenty-one essays on the racial dynamics of the Twin Cities written by social scientists with ties to the metro area … Read More

One Year Later: Start the Conversation

Today, The Society Pages reposts this original essay, written last summer as part of the Wonderful/Wretched series. Wonderful/Wretched is a collection of twenty-one essays on the racial dynamics of the Twin Cities written by social scientists with ties to the metro area … Read More

Activism Against the Olympics

Image: A woman with a covering over her face holds a sign that says “What Will the Olympics Stand for This Summer,” during 2008 San Francisco protests against the Beijing Olympics. Image courtesy of … Read More

One Year Later: Luna Lovers

Today, The Society Pages reposts this original essay, written last summer as part of the Wonderful/Wretched series. Wonderful/Wretched is a collection of twenty-one essays on the racial dynamics of the Twin Cities written by social scientists with ties to the metro area … Read More

Fracking, Public Health, and Biden’s Green New Deal

Figure 1: February 7, 2020 – Los Angeles, CA – City Hall. Hundreds of protestors and activists gathered at Jane Fonda’s “Fire Drill Fridays,” and have continued to call for a Green New Deal, pushing … Read More

One Year Later: Learning the Scales of Music and Diversity in My Minneapolis

Today, The Society Pages reposts this original essay, written last summer as part of the Wonderful/Wretched series. Wonderful/Wretched is a collection of twenty-one essays on the racial dynamics of the Twin Cities written by social scientists with ties to the metro area … Read More